Paris conference on libya – nov 2021

Mauritania: IRA Movement Leader Vows to Remove President by 2019

President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz will not rule Mauritania beyond 2019, end of his current tenure, Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeid, President of the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA) has told sympathizers. Mauritania has been embroiled in a political crisis after it became clear that President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz wanted […]

Morocco launches Action Plan to combat exploitation of children for begging

The Moroccan government launched Wednesday a comprehensive national action plan to fight forced child begging. This inclusive plan, which outlaws the use of children as begging props, will be tested in the cities of Rabat, Temara and Salé before it is expanded to other regions of the North African country. The plan lays emphasis on […]

Coronavirus: Ghana & Gabon suspend foreign trips for officials, MPs

In Ghana and Gabon, public officials and MPs have been temporarily banned from travelling out of their countries in measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. According to a statement issued by the office of Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo, only essential and critical trips by public officials would be considered and approved. In Gabon, […]