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Mauritania: NGOs demand release of anti-slavery activists

A group of 17 NGOs including Amnesty International Wednesday called for the immediate release of two Mauritanian anti-slavery activists arrested one year ago and handed a two-year prison sentence by a Mauritanian court. “Mauritania must immediately set free the two anti-slavery activists who have been in custody for one year while one of them is […]

Sudan accuses Emirates and Chad of “direct and clear” interference

In the nearly 19-month conflict between Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the regular Army, the RSF has escalated its attacks using newly deployed drones. Sudanese officials claim these “strategic drones” signify “direct and clear” interference by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and neighboring Chad, marking an unprecedented escalation in the war that began […]

UN: Morocco Committed to UN Global Pact for the Future

Morocco has pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 45.5% by 2030, increase investment in renewable energies and raise the share of clean energies in the electricity mix to 52% by 2030. The pledge was expressed by Head of Moroccan Govt. Aziz Akhannouch in his address made Monday in New York at the Summit of […]