Abdelaziz Bouteflika

Amnesty 2023 report: Africa’s ‘limited progress’, ‘grim picture’ in some nations

Amnesty International’s 2023 report titled “State of the World’s Human Rights” says that Africa, on the whole, continues to make progress toward respect for individual rights from speech to political association, though it paints a grim picture of Southern Africa, highlighting troubling abuses in Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Africa has shown “limited […]

ICC prosecutors seek war crimes trial for CAR’s militia leader

Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka, an alleged militia leader in the Central African Republic (CAR), is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face 20 counts of war crime and crime against humanity charges over allegations of atrocities committed by his self-proclaimed self-defense militias, most notably by coordinating revenge attacks against Muslims in the […]

Morocco’s role in fight against terrorism, illegal immigration crucial for Spain, EU

The celebration of the twentieth anniversary of King Mohammed VI rule was an occasion to highlight the ever-growing ties between Morocco and Spain, two neighbors that cooperate in fields ranging from economy and culture to migration and counter-terrorism. Actually, Morocco’s role in the struggle against terrorism, illegal immigration and drug trafficking is crucial for Spain […]