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Covid-19: Human Rights Organization (OMDH) Calls on UNSG & HCR to Protect Sahrawis Sequestered in Tindouf

The Moroccan Organization for Human Rights (OMDH) has called on the UN Secretary General and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees “to urgently intervene” to protect the Sahrawis sequestered in the polisario- controlled Tindouf camps against the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter sent lately to the UN Chief and UNHCR, the Moroccan Human rights watchdog […]

Study refutes claim all Chinese firms in Africa underpay local workers

Chinese firms operating in Africa are often accused of underpaying local workers, but a new study conducted by British experts in Angola and Ethiopia suggests that this reputation is undeserved. As Chinese companies have become active in sub-Saharan Africa, they’ve earned a reputation for paying their local workers less than their Chinese colleagues. But based […]

Côte d’Ivoire: Former President Laurent Gbagbo proposes creation of a new party

Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, founder of the divided Ivorian People’s Front (FPI), proposed on Monday the creation of a new political party, according to a FPI statement issued after a meeting of its leadership. Mr. Gbagbo denounced during this meeting “the behavior” of his former Prime Minister, Pascal Affi N’Guessan, president of the so-called […]