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European Parliament calls for release of French-Algerian writer

A group of members of the European Parliament (MEPs) denounced the arbitrary arrest of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal on Nov.16 in Algiers and demanded his immediate release. In a plenary session, the MEPs called for the immediate release of Sansal, whose arrest was confirmed in a diatribe by Algerian official media who indulged in prejudice […]

Despite its mineral wealth, Africa accounts for only 2.4% of global GDP — ECOWAS

Africa accounts for only 2.4% of global Gross Domestic Products (GDP), although the continent has approximately 30% of the earth’s remaining mineral resources, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) revealed last week. Despite Africa’s disproportionately low share of the global GDP, the continent has the largest reserves of precious metals with over 40% of […]

Morocco denounces HRW’s inappropriate approach regarding its judicial system

Moroccan authorities have firmly rejected the claims of Human Rights Watch about the Moroccan judicial system as stated in its World Report 2021. Moroccan authorities “categorically reject” the chapter dedicated to Morocco in the report, as this NGO persists in its inappropriate approach in assessing the human rights situation in Morocco, by disregarding the methodological […]