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UNHRC: Civil society activists denounce enlistment of children by Polisario, slam Algeria for abuses committed in Tindouf camps

Several civil society activists and NGOs have denounced during the ongoing 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva the enlistment of children as soldiers by the Polisario front and slammed Algeria for the abuses committed in the Tindouf camps on Algerian territory. This came during the general debate of Point 03 relating […]

Libya: Protestors in Tripoli demand release of Gaddafi-era Spy Chief

Several people Saturday demonstrated in capital Tripoli demanding the release of former leader Muammar Gaddafi’s chief spy noting that the liberation of the latter will contribute to national reconciliation. Several dozen relatives and members of Magerha tribe held placards demanding the release of Abdullah Al-Senussi, one of theirs. He was sentenced in 2015 on multiple […]

WEF report 2024: sub-Saharan Africa to see moderate growth amid economic uncertainty

World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual survey of chief economists from the public and private sector is relatively upbeat about Africa, with 65% of them expecting moderate growth in sub-Saharan Africa this year, but geopolitical rifts could hit global growth. According to the WEF’s Chief Economists Outlook report, 56% of the chief economists polled anticipate a […]