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UNHCR’s Protection Chief Praises Morocco for Efforts to Protect Refugees

UNHCR’s protection chief Volker Türk has praised Morocco for adopting a National Policy on Immigration and Asylum  aiming at offering protection to refugees, the UN Refugee agency said in a statement. “Morocco is the first country on the African continent having signed the 1951 Geneva Convention,” Türk recalled in a speech at a meeting of […]

Mozambique highest court upholds disputed ruling party’s election win

Mozambique’s highest court on Monday (23 December) confirmed the results of the country’s disputed presidential election, extending the ruling Frelimo party’s half-century grip on power. The Constitutional Council in Mozambique has validated Frelimo’s win of increased parliamentary majority in the October election that sparked widespread protests from opposition groups who insist the vote was rigged. […]

Sahara: Tokyo Deals Hard Blow to Polisario Separatists & Their Allies

Japan’s top diplomat reaffirmed on Monday that his country’s government does not recognize the so-called “SADR”, which is armed, funded and sheltered by Algeria. At a press briefing held after meeting in Rabat his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita, the Japanese foreign minister Taro Kono said his country’s position on the Sahara issue had been clearly […]