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Tunis hosts Global Social Forum in defiance to terrorist threat

Tunis is less than two weeks after the terrorist attacks is hosting the Global Social Forum scheduled from 24 to 28 March amid a fearsome climate. More than 70, 000 people are expected at the event. Alaa Talbi, Chief Executive of the Tunisian Forum of Economic and Social Rights and member of the Global Social […]

Africa must combat illicit trade in natural resources — reports

To protect its abundant natural resources, African countries need to make concerted efforts to combat illicit resource trade, according to reports from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). Africa boasts a significant amount of the world’s natural resources, both renewable and non-renewable, including arable land, oil, natural gas, minerals and […]

French anti-terror probe investigates use of criminal networks in plot against Algerian dissident

French anti-terror investigators suspect criminal networks were recruited to carry out a failed assassination plot against Algerian journalist and opposition figure Hichem Aboud, according to details published by Le Monde from an ongoing judicial investigation that has heightened scrutiny of Algerian interference and banditry on French soil. The investigation stems from a February 2025 operation […]