France fumes over expulsion of two French journalists by Burkina Faso

France’s foreign ministry Monday slammed Burkina Faso’s Saturday decision to expel two French journalists from the West African country. Authorities of the African country expelled Sophie Douce and Agnès Faivre respectively correspondents of Le Monde and Liberation after they were questioned by the country’s police directorate. Liberation reported that the army committed abuses against adolescents […]

UNC-24: Petitioners laud global support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan & condemn human rights violation in Tindouf Camps

Several UN petitioners have praised the growing international support for Morocco’s autonomy plan offered for the Sahara under its sovereignty, highlighted the impressive socioeconomic development in the Sahara and denounced the human rights violations in Tindouf camps and the Algerian regime anti-Moroccan pathological obsession. Addressing the annual session of the United Nations C-24 convening in […]

EAC’s expansion to Ethiopia, Djibouti might be potentially beneficial for economic growth, but might jeopardize bloc’s cohesion, experts warn

The East African Community (EAC) is considering the admission of Ethiopia and Djibouti into the bloc following the joining of Somalia, but experts warn regional leaders not to prioritize “expansion at the expense of addressing pressing internal issues and security concerns.” The admission of Ethiopia and Djibouti into the EAC could potentially create new opportunities […]