Tunisian President Kais Saed

UN Security Council Extends MINURSO Mandate; Calls for Realism & Compromise

The UN Security Council decided on April 30 to extend the MINURSO mandate for six months, while it once again recognized the credibility of the Morocco-proposed autonomy initiative to settle the Sahara conflict. The Security Council “decides to extend the mandate of the MINURSO until 31 October 2019,” reads the text of resolution 2468. The […]

Africa’s Continental Free Trade Area takes effect

Gambia’s National Assembly has ratified the agreement that seeks to establish the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Twenty-two signatures were the minimum threshold required to approve the deal among the 55 member states of the African Union. With Gambia’s ratification, the continent’s free trade agreement has drawn enough signatures to go into operation. The […]

Uganda charges US couple for aggravated torture of adopted son

A court in Uganda has charges and sent to prison a US couple for “aggravated torture” of their 10-year-old foster son, Africa News reports citing the police of the Eastern African country. The court indicted the couple Friday and ordered their detention at Luzira Prison, a high-security prison facility on the outskirts of the capital […]