Morocco has won international recognition for its steady efforts to eradicate torture domestically and internationally. Morocco ratified the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) in 1993 and deposited its ratification instruments in 2014. The North African country has also launched a national preventive mechanism against torture (NPM). […]
Egypt is looking to attract $10 billion-foreign direct investments for the fiscal year 2022-2023, Arab Finance reports citing a report by the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development on the goals of the budget bill. The report says the government is also pursuing the creation of around 900,000 jobs annually to keep the unemployment rate […]
Guinea’s rulers have pardoned former military leader Moussa Dadis Camara, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the 2009 massacre in Conakry, raising controversy and questions about the country’s commitment to accountability and justice. The pardon, announced by junta leader General Mamadi Doumbouya on national television, was granted on the […]
