King Mohammed VI laid out in his August 20 speech a roadmap for a new social and political contract placing the citizen at heart of development programs, said Chairman of Crans Montana Forum Jean-Paul Carteron. “Aware of the feeling of injustice that may be felt by some amid the rapid economic and industrial progress that […]
The M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has continued its offensive, defying a ceasefire agreement signed by DRC President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame. Despite international calls for an immediate halt to hostilities, M23 forces captured the strategic town of Walikale on Wednesday (19 March), a key area rich […]
A “perfect storm” of overlapping conflicts in African countries and Ukraine, coupled with climate change-triggered disasters around the world forced a record 71.1 million people to flee within their own country in 2022, monitors said on Thursday (11 May). An unprecedented 71.1 million internally displaced people (IDPs) were registered last year — up 20% from […]
