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BCP Group achieves international anti-corruption certification

Morocco’s BCP Group has obtained ISO 37001-2025 certification for its Anti-Bribery Management System, marking a significant milestone in the banking sector’s commitment to transparency and ethical governance, the institution announced following a comprehensive audit conducted July 21-25, 2025. The certification, delivered by Certi-Trust auditors, validates BCP’s compliance with international anti-corruption standards and reflects strategic prioritization […]

Senegal tasked with wooing military ruled Sahel states back into ECOWAS

West Africa’s economic bloc, ECOWAS, appointed Senegalese president Basirou Faye to intercede with Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger who said they left the grouping and formed a new confederation. Faye was asked at the ECOWAS’ 65th ordinary session to work together with Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe to mediate and try to convince the three military […]

Urgent call for the immediate, safe return of children detained by armed groups

The Dakhla-based International Center for Research on the Prevention of Child Recruitment (IRCPCS) issued an urgent call in Geneva on Thursday for global mobilization to ensure the immediate and safe return of children forcibly recruited by armed groups, including the polisario. This appeal was made during a conference on “Children of North Africa: Access to […]