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Morocco: One year in prison for Salafist Abou Naim

Salafist Sheikh Abou Naim, known for his extremist stands, was sentenced on Friday April 3 to one year in prison and a $200 fine. He was indicted for inciting to hatred and violence and compromising public order after he challenged, in a video, the authorities’ decision to close mosques, part of a set of measures […]

AU PSC calls for integrating environmental dimensions in peace, security & development strategies in Africa

The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) underscored the importance of integrating environmental and climate dimensions, including agricultural adaptation, into peace, security, and development strategies in Africa. In a communiqué issued on Saturday following a meeting on “Climate Change: Challenges to Peace and Security in Africa,” held recently under the chairmanship […]

Libya: Serraj demands ICC to investigate war crimes committed by Haftar forces

Head of the UN-backed Libya Presidential Council (PC) Wednesday demanded the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate war crimes committed by rival forces of east-based warlord Khalifa Haftar in his quest to overrun Tripoli, while UN Special Representative Ghassan Salame said “The use of indiscriminate, explosive weapons in civilian areas constitutes a war crime.” Faiez […]