The Global Innovation Index 2016 has been released, with Morocco climbing six places from 78th (2014) to 72th in a ranking of 128 surveyed countries. The report, published by the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), has swiftly become a widely used metric for assessing the state of innovation in various countries. In gaining […]
In a context of increasing repression of peaceful demonstrations by the Algerian security forces, hundreds of people have been arbitrarily arrested since the beginning of the peaceful movement Al hirak, including many human rights defenders who try to expose corruption and frauds in Algeria. This anti-corruption activism exposes human rights defenders to years of prison […]
Guinea President Mamady Doumbouya has sacked the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Yaya Sow, under investigation since November 7 over alleged corruption attempt in his department. A statement read on the national TV RTG announcing the firing said the move was taken because of the launch of a judicial investigation by the Court of Repression […]
