Morocco has pledged to phase out coal-fired power generation by 2040, conditional on international support, or in the 2040s unconditionally, marking its first official coal exit timeline. The commitment, outlined in the country’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), follows Morocco’s 2023 decision to join the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA) and signals a major shift […]
More than 600 people have gone missing in Libya between February 2014 and April 2015 and the fate and whereabouts of at least 378 remain unknown, though the real numbers are likely to be much higher. The figures were disclosed Wednesday by Amnesty International in its latest report on Libya which imputed the alarming situation […]
The most recent showdown at the UN Security Council between Russia and non-permanent member Algeria is indicative of an intensifying friction over much broader regional issues, where the two countries lie at the antipodes. Boxing Row At the Security Council meeting on women peace and security, Russia’s representative brought the row over the gender identity […]
