UNCTAD study on Illicit financial flows (IFFs)

HRW Denounces Algeria’s Detention of Pro-Autonomy Activists

Human Rights Watch has called on Algerian authorities “to release or try in a fair and open trial a pro-Amazigh activist, Kameleddine Fekhar, and his 24 co-defendants”. Fekhar has since 2013 called for autonomy of the Mzab, a northern Sahara region, and has condemned the Algerian government for “complicity in crimes against humanity by Sunni […]

Uganda, Tanzania set new deadline for oil pipeline agreement

The governments of Tanzania and Uganda have committed to conclude discussions and sign the contentious Host Government Agreement (HGA) as well as reach Final Investment Decision (FID) for the crude oil export pipeline by June. The execution of the 1,445km stretch of underground crude oil pipeline from Hoima in Uganda to Tanga in Tanzania will […]

African Games: CAF gives Morocco victory over South Africa in non-played football match

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Sunday handed the Moroccan U20 team the victory in their fix with South Africa by forfeit after the Bafana Bafana reportedly turned out late. The match scheduled Friday did not go ahead and the African football body gave a 3-0 walkover to Morocco.   CAF according to Nigeria-based Brila.net, […]