Africa Summit

American Jewish Committee Welcomes US support for Morocco’s sovereignty over Sahara

The American Jewish Committee (AJC) welcomed the US decision to recognize and back Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. This recognition was “long-awaited, eminently sound and deserves continued support,” wrote the committee’s Chief Policy and Political Affairs Officer, Jason Isaacson, in a comment posted on the AJC website and published by the US magazine Newsweek. After […]

Ex-Rwandan gendarme found guilty of genocide, sentenced in France to life in prison

The Paris Assize Court found a former Rwandan gendarme guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity committed during a slaughter of innocent civilians in his home country in the spring of 1994 and sentenced him to life imprisonment. The Paris court was merciless in sentencing the 66-year-old Philippe Hategekimana, naturalized French under the name Philippe […]

Philippine’s peace deal: could it boost the country’s economy?

On Sunday October 7th, The Philippine government has announced a preliminary peace agreement with the country’s largest Muslim group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). This deal aims at ending a 40-year conflict that has killed an estimated 120,000 people. But it could also open the way to boost domestic and foreign investments in the […]