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UN report blames both sides in DR Congo conflict for committing war crimes

A damning new report by the United Nations accuses both the M23 rebel group and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government forces of committing grave abuses that may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. The UN Human Rights Office’s Fact-Finding Mission (FFM), investigating the violence in North and South Kivu since late 2024, […]

How the Collapse of Morocco’s BNDE Reshaped Banking Regulations

More than twenty years after its dramatic collapse, the Banque Nationale de Développement Économique (BNDE) continues to haunt Morocco’s financial history. Bank Al-Maghrib, led by Abdellatif Jouahri, has extended by one year the liquidation process of the former state development bank, a delay Jeune Afrique describes as reflecting the difficulty of settling the accounts of […]

Tunisia: Ennahda Makes a U-Turn Ahead of Bankruptcy

A few days after Chairman Rached Ghannouchi of Ennahda ruled out any possibility of succumbing to the pressure of the opposition, the party has announced through Fethi Ayadi, chairman of its supreme council that it will be making a U-turn for the establishment of “a government of national unity.” The opposition has not reacted to […]