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Sahara: Morocco Continues Winning Support in Latin America

Morocco has stepped up its diplomatic efforts in South America winning the support of countries that were until recently supporters of the Algerian-funded separatists’ thesis in the Sahara. The reiteration by Paraguay of its support for Morocco’s autonomy initiative as a lasting political solution to the regional dispute over the southern provinces comes in a […]

Crypto winter: in wake of FTX’s collapse, Africa’s crypto community calls for urgent regulation

The recent collapse of FTX exchange platform has sent shockwaves around the world, taking with it billions of investors’ money, including in Africa where crypto investors are now taking stock of their own losses. While some users in the United States and the Bahamas were able to withdraw their funds before the full crisis hit, […]

Tunisia’s Saied intensifies crackdown on political opponents ahead of his re-election

Tunisia’s Kais Saied, who made the unsurprising announcement of his re-election bid, has been using the judiciary to ban political opponents from partaking in October 6 elections, amid worsening economic prospects and social stability. Saied made his re-election bid public the same day a court in Tunis handed an eight-month in prison sentence to leader […]