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Moroccan Army’s Contribution to UN Peacekeeping Operations reviewed in Rabat

The Contribution of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) to UN Peacekeeping Operations was reviewed at a meeting in Rabat Wednesday between FAR Inspector General and Commander of the South Zone, Mohammed Berrid, and Acting Military Adviser to the UN, Lieutenant General Cheryl Pearce, who is on a visit to Morocco. The two officials held in-depth […]

Burkina Faso: Three army officers arrested for exfiltrating Damiba to Togo

Burkina Faso authorities have arrested three captains who had helped former leader lieutenant-colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba to flee to Togo in September, when he was deposed by incumbent captain Ibrahim Traoré. Sidsoré Abdoul Kader Ouedraogo, Hassan Salem Diallo and Didas Charles Ouédraogo reportedly exfiltrated Damiba out of the country to Togo in an aircraft belonging […]

UN Special Rapporteur calls on Algeria to release human rights activists, end harassment and repression

Ms. Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, has called on Algerian authorities to release all human rights militants imprisoned for the exercise of their freedom of expression, opinion and association. In her preliminary findings disclosed this week following her ten-day visit to the country, the UN official belied the […]