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HRC: Forty countries reiterate steadfast backing to Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara

Some forty countries have reiterated in Geneva their firm support for Morocco’s full sovereignty over its entire Saharan territory and commended Morocco’s autonomy plan offering a “realistic” political solution to the decades-long Sahara conflict In a joint statement read out Tuesday by the Delegate of Central African Republic at the 60th session of the Human […]

Kuwait debunks Mauritania’s claim it has written off interests on principal

Kuwait Thursday denied Mauritania’s state news agency report that it has wiped out the interests on loans it had granted to the North African country, explaining that the interests are replaced with “investment opportunities’. The denial came in the wake of a Tuesday report by the Mauritanian state-run news agency that the Gulf country and […]

Youthful voters shake up Southern Africa’s political landscape in 2024

Several of Southern Africa’s long-established liberation parties faced unprecedented challenges in 2024 as younger electorates demanded tangible economic progress and job opportunities. Although democracy in this region is relatively stable compared to areas of the continent plagued by coups and military rule, the once-unquestioned loyalty to parties that fought colonialism has rapidly eroded. Botswana provided […]