HRW sidelines with separatist political positions, Morocco says

Moroccan authorities rejected Human Rights Watch allegations of violations in the Sahara and denounced the use of the New York-based rights group of human rights for political aims. The Moroccan human rights ministerial delegation deplored that HRW used a political discourse in its report on December 18 concerning the Sahara where it expressed its hostility […]

Rush for lithium in Africa reveals dark side of green energy, as it fails citizens, fuels corruption

As China has come to dominate global supply chains for critical raw materials (CRM) over the last two decades, the European Union and the United States have played a catch-up in race for the control of the CRM supplies — with African countries being “caught in the cross-fire”. Faced with China’s lithium mining head-start, the […]

Tunisia: File of sixth presidential candidate validated

On Friday August 30, Tunisia’s Administrative Court announced that it had approved an appeal from Imed Daïmi, a former advisor to President Moncef Marzouki, clearing the way for his reinstatement in the presidential race on October 6. This decision could make Daïmi the sixth candidate in the running. Although the court accepted the appeal on […]