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BMW to abandon DR Congo Cobalt for Morocco in fight against child labor

The German carmaker BMW announced Tuesday it will from next year stop sourcing cobalt mineral from DR Congo and will shift to Morocco and Australia where working conditions are acceptable and not linked to child labor. The German company is planning to start producing electrical cars next year. BMW and other world carmakers are under […]

Libya: Suicide bomber blows himself at checkpoint in Zella

A suicide bomber killed himself Sunday at a checkpoint in the Libyan city of Zella but did not cause any other causalities, reports say, citing the army of rebel General Khalifa Haftar who controls the area. The spokesman of the army said the suicide bomber killed himself as he attacked the outpost. “The terrorist was […]

UN Chief castigates Algeria for its role in perpetuating Sahara conflict

In a report covering a decade of the UN action in the Sahara, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres deplored the destructive role played by Algeria in blocking a political solution to the over four-decade conflict. The report points out to the multiple efforts led by successive UN envoys citing the roundtables held in December 2018 […]