The 49 Ivorian soldiers arrested in Mali, in July, described as “mercenaries”, then charged in mid-August with “attempt to undermine the external security of the State” and imprisoned, have been pardoned by President Col. Assimi Goïta. Three of them, women, were released in mid-September. The pardon comes one week after 46 of the soldiers were […]
Eight NGOs, including the international organization Women’s Link Worldwide, have called on the United Nations to investigate urgently the human rights violations suffered by the Moroccan women seasonal workers and other migrants who work in the strawberry and red fruit harvest in Huelva, Spain. The NGOs warn of the risk that COVID-19 pandemic poses to […]
The number of Singaporean companies doing business in Africa has soared from only 60 in 2018 to more than 155 companies today, which demonstrates that the wealthy city-state increasingly views Africa as a very important market that should not to be ignored. In a sign of this deepening connection, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong […]
