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Biden Administration maintains recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over Sahara

US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, Joey Hood, said Biden administration maintains recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. “There is no change in the US position,” he told reporters in Rabat Wednesday following talks with Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. Hood reiterated support for a UN solution to the Sahara issue […]

ICC convicts Darfur militia leader in landmark war crimes verdict

In a historic first, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has convicted former Sudanese militia commander Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman — widely known as Ali Kushayb — of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the brutal Darfur conflict over two decades ago. The verdict, delivered on Monday (6 Oct), marks the ICC’s first conviction […]

France’s Macron pledges to invest $2.8 billion in Africa

French President Emmanuel Macron who is touring East Africa, with stops in Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya, has pledged to invest $2.8 billion in Africa by financing and supporting startups and small- to – medium-sized enterprises by 2022. Macron, who started his trip to East Africa Monday, said the French government would support about 10,000 enterprises […]