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Sahara: UNSC Welcomes Role of CNDH Regional Commissions in Laayoune and Dakhla

The United Nations Security Council commended again on Friday the role of the Regional Commissions of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) in Laayoune and Dakhla, and Morocco’s interaction with the mechanisms of the United Nations Human Rights Council. In its resolution N° 2548, which extends the mandate of MINURSO until October 31, 2021, the […]

Uganda set to become Africa’s third nuclear-powered country by 2031

The Ugandan government has announced its plan to construct the country’s 1st — and likely Africa’s 3rd — nuclear facility, the Buyende Nuclear Power Plant, in collaboration with China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) that would assist Uganda in developing capabilities for peaceful use of atomic energy. Currently in Africa, only South Africa has an active […]

AQIM Avenges Foreign Intervention in Mali with Abductions in Algeria

At least eight foreigners, including Britons, Norwegian and Japanese nationals were seized Wednesday in Algeria by Islamist militants in an attack on an oil facility in the south-eastern region of the North African country. The terror attack, which targeted a BP gas plant in the town of In Amenas (near the Libyan border), also claimed […]