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UN experts call for war crimes probe into Wagner group, gov’t forces in Mali

UN experts on Tuesday (31 January) called for an independent investigation into possible war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Russian private military contractor Wagner Group and government forces in Mali. This comes just days after the US formally designated (26 January) Russia’s Kremlin-affiliated Wagner Group as a transnational criminal organization responsible for widespread […]

U.S.-Jewish Delegation Visiting Morocco, Beacon of Peace and Tolerance

A delegation from the American Jewish Committee conferred on Wednesday in Rabat with Moroccan Foreign minister Nasser Bourita on U.S.-Moroccan relations and latest developments on regional & international scene. This is the third visit by AJC to the North African Kingdom since the signing of the Abraham Accords in December 2020 between the United States, […]

Forex: falling euro drags CFA franc down, importing inflation and deepening debt

With the euro having recently declined to less than one US dollar, this development has a direct impact on the CFA franc, which has a fixed exchange rate parity value with the single European currency. The euro’s continued to slide toward the US dollar since 5 July has resulted in a 20-year low, according to […]