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U.S. calls on Rwanda to stop backing armed groups in DRC

Antony Blinken, the US top diplomat, has urged Rwanda to stop providing support for rebel groups including M23 that have been accused of crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the State Department has announced. Ned Price, the spokesperson of the department said Blinken held a telephone conversation with President Paul Kagame and indicated […]

Morocco’s CNDH President Named Ambassador of World Peace by Spanish Foundation

President of Morocco’s National Human Rights Council (CNDH), Amina Bouayach, was named Ambassador of World Peace by the Spanish Foundation of the Order of Peace, in recognition of her defense of human rights, both in Morocco and internationally. The Málaga-based Foundation highlights, in a statement, the efforts made by Bouayach in favor of human rights, […]

Côte d’Ivoire gets €150 million AfDB loans to extend electricity grid

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has allocated Côte d’Ivoire two loans totaling €150 million to strengthen its electricity network. The first loan worth €100 million is for the construction of Atinkou’s combined cycle thermal power plant. The electricity generating unit with a capacity of 390 MW will be located in the locality of Taboth and […]