A Japan-supported international conference on African development — the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development, or TICAD 8 — will be held in Tunisia, August 27 to 28. TICAD 8 is expected to focus chiefly on cooperation in the health care field, including the fight against such infectious diseases as the novel coronavirus. “The […]
Mauritanian NGO, the Network for Unity & Development, has denounced in Geneva the alarming human rights violations committed in the Polisario-controlled Tindouf camps (southern Algeria), calling on the international community to hold Polisario militia and Algeria accountable for the crimes committed on its territory. Addressing the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council, the […]
Egypt is seeking to obtain billions of dollars from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to finance six green energy projects as the Arab country strives to tackle climate change issues. Egyptian Environment minister Yasmine Fouad made the announcement Tuesday as she met with GCF CEO Yannick Glemarec, report says. Yasmine Fouad indicated that her country […]
