Since the former president of Sudan was arrested 13 months ago, seizures have been regular with him and his former collaborators. Few days after his arrest, nearly $130 million was found on his property, hidden in bags. Since then, the assets of his party, friends and relatives and the media close to him have either […]
No more prior administrative authorization is required to create associations in Mauritania as was the case since 1964. A declaration of creation is now sufficient. The former regime was considered by human rights organizations to be liberticidal, as it served as a pretext for the authorities to repress the leaders of unrecognized associations. Mauritania has […]
When, in 1949, Mao Zedong forced Chiang Kai-Shek’s army to retreat from mainland China, thus consolidating the Communist Party’s grip over the People’s Republic, the reverberations could be felt across the world. In the United States, Republicans put forward a poignant, yet rhetoric question: Who Lost China? In the eyes of the Republicans, the answer […]
