SUDAN – MAP

Sudanese government rejects UN peacekeeping force

Sudan’s military led government, which has been mired in a civil war for over a year, rejected a call for sending UN peacekeepers to the country, amid a surge in atrocities against civilians. Earlier this month, the UN’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan urged sending peacekeepers to the country and imposing an arms embargo […]

Egypt: Police Arrest Activist for Advising Italian Student’s Family

Egyptian police have arrested an Egyptian human rights advocate who is advising the family of the Italian doctoral student found dead in February near Cairo with torture marks on his body. Ahmed Abdullah, head of the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms, who assisting Giulio Regeni’s family in the death case of the Italian student […]

Moroccan Dirham, safe-haven currency in West Africa & Sahel

The Moroccan currency is increasingly used in markets across West Africa and the Sahel, marking a significant shift in a region that has long been anchored to the CFA franc, tied to the French central bank. Although 14 African states still officially use the CFA franc, the Moroccan dirham has begun to circulate more widely […]