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Casablanca Smart City Marks a Decade with Focus on Startups, Talent, and Urban Intelligence

The 10th edition of Casablanca Smart City, held under the theme of the Augmented Smart City, placed entrepreneurship, urban creativity, and the mobilization of talent at the center of its second day of proceedings. Over ten editions since its launch in 2016, the event has brought together more than 42,000 participants, 685 exhibitors, 661 speakers, […]

African Union confirms UN exclusive role in Sahara issue

The latest Summit of the African Union, held in Addis Ababa 18-19 Feb., has not addressed or made any reference to the Sahara issue, respecting the UN exclusive role in handling this regional dispute. The summiteers have thus honored their political commitment and respected the resolution passed unanimously during the 2018 AU summit convened in […]

UAE challenges jurisdiction of ICJ in Sudan’s case

At a hearing on Thursday, the United Arab Emirates contested the jurisdiction of the United Nations’ highest court over a genocide claim filed by Sudan. The UAE argued that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) had no authority to rule on the case, in which the Gulf country is accused of violating the Genocide Convention […]