Mauritania: UN Expert Concerned over Civil Society Freedom

UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly & of association, Maina Kiai, has voiced serious concerns over a draft law on Ngos & civil society associations, approved last month by the Council of Ministers. This bill “threatens the exercise of fundamental freedoms in the country, in particular the right to freedom […]

Kabyle leaders in exile declare independence from Algeria

Despite a last‑minute venue ban and what organizers described as attempts by Algerian authorities to derail the event, the Kabyle independence movement MAK on Dec 14, as planned, proclaimed the independence of Kabylia at a ceremony in central Paris, unveiling the name Federal Republic of Kabylia. The event took place in a venue near the […]

France’s commitment to contribute to socio-economic development of Moroccan Sahara renewed by Ambassador Lecourtier

France is committed to contributing to the socio-economic development of the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region, as part of the multifaceted cooperation between France and Morocco, Ambassador Christophe Lecourtier said Tuesday in Dakhla. “We are working to embody France’s concrete willingness” to contribute, alongside Morocco, to enshrining the economic and social development of the southern provinces, Lecourtier […]