Global Forum on Migration and development in Quito Ecuador

African Union: Morocco calls for child soldiers accountability

Morocco has called on the Peace & Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) to take action against those recruiting and using child soldiers in armed conflicts. Addressing remotely the PSC meeting convening Tuesday in Addis Ababa, the Moroccan delegation stressed the need for a comprehensive and inclusive approach combining action and prevention against […]

US Senator James Inhofe, three other Congress members mired in insider trading scandal

US Senator James Inhofe and three other members of Congress are mired in an insider trading scandal, which may force them to resign, and even make them face accusation of treason on the background of the coronavirus crisis. James Inhofe, the Republican Senator of Oklahoma and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Richard Burr, […]

Côte d’Ivoire aspires to be top electricity exporter in West Africa

With a new dispatching center, an improved electrical capacity, and deals signed with all its neighbors, Côte d’Ivoire is laying the groundwork to become a major exporter of electricity. In Côte d’Ivoire’s capital city, Yamoussoukro, a second $40m electricity dispatching center recently opened its doors. As the second in the country – the first one […]