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International: Lawmakers seek to polish London’s reputation as safe haven for dictators’ money

British lawmakers are mulling over provisions of Criminal Finances Bill 2016 to freeze assets of world human rights abusers and dictators who hide their money and acquire properties in the British capital, reports say. The move comes from backbench MPs who “are looking to insert a clause that will target those who commit human rights […]

Importing Sahara Goods, Legal, in Line with International Law- Danish FM

Danish Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen made it clear that importing products hailing from the Moroccan southern provinces, the Sahara, is legal and in line with international law since the local population benefits from the resources of the region. “Imports of goods emanating from the Sahara is legal and does not call into question international law […]

Rabat hosts African workshop on regional cooperation & capacity building to counter WMD proliferation

Over one hundred African experts took part in a workshop held lately in Rabat to strengthen cooperation to counter threats of proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Africa. The event was organized by the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) in partnership with the EU Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Risk Mitigation Centres of […]