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 […]
Costa Rica’s president Rodrigo Chaves has affirmed that his country supports a peaceful solution to the Moroccan Sahara issue within the framework of the Kingdom’s territorial integrity. The Costa Rican president said in an interview with MAP that “his country calls for a peaceful and diplomatic solution so that there is territorial integrity for all […]
As world leaders gathered in Beijing for China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) forum this week, analysts see China as making a renewed focus of its development drive on poorer countries in the global south, notably in Africa, as the country’s relations with the West become increasingly frosty. China’s financial support for projects in nearly […]
