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Bouteflika, Algeria’s missed chance to rise from civil war ashes

Algeria’s former president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, passed away last week, leaving his country at the mercy of a military junta that did little to relieve the country from oil and gas curse. Bouteflika took power in 1999 on the back of promises to put an end to a deadly civil war that took the lives of […]

CEDAW experts commend King Mohammed VI for his actions in favor of women’s rights

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) have commended King Mohammed VI for the determined actions he took to improve women’s rights. The experts, who were taking part in Geneva in an event organized by civil society on the sidelines of the 50th session of the UN Human Rights Council […]

Before Reacting to Somaliland, the African Union Must First End Polisario Membership

The African Union (AU) has rejected the recent Israeli recognition of the breakaway northern Somali territory of Somaliland, saying it defends the territorial integrity of its member states. Yet, the same AU continues to carry the baggage of an earlier era with the anomalous admission of the Algeria backed Polisario/SADR, an armed separatist movement lacking […]