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Equatorial Guinea’s leader slams Spain for “interference” as its court opens probe into alleged torture

Equatorial Guinea’s Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, who is also the son of the president, has accused the country’s former colonial power Spain of „interference” after the country’s judiciary opened an investigation into the “kidnapping” and “torture” of two Spanish nationals in the West African state’s capital Malabo. The two Spanish nationals, Feliciano Efa Mangue […]

Climate Commissions of Congo Basin & Sahel: 24 African countries meet in Casablanca

Twenty-four African countries, member of the Congo Basin and Sahel Climate Commissions are gathered in Casablanca for an exchange and capacity building session, held at the initiative of the Climate Change Competence Center (4C Morocco), in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The session, to run till dec.9, features two workshops focusing on […]

MENA’s economic outlook fraught with uncertainty amidst conflict, indebtedness — WB report

Lackluster growth, rising indebtedness and heightened uncertainty due to the conflict in the Middle East are impacting economies across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, says a new report by the World Bank. According to the World Bank’s MENA Economic Update, the regional economies are expected to return to low growth akin to […]