COP23 Mezouar

Africa boosted fiscal revenues in 2023 through improved tax transparency — report

Seven African countries collected $2.4 billion of additional revenue through tax transparency, exchange of information and related measures in 2023 than over the 13 preceding years combined, a new progress report for the so-called Africa Initiative has found. Launched at a recent 15th Meeting of the Africa Initiative in Lomé, Togo, the Tax Transparency in […]

Calls mount in UK to designate Polisario as terrorist group

Former UK defense and trade minister and once member of Parliament Liam Fox added his voice to US congressmen, pundits, regional experts and western think tanks who have recently made the case for designating the Polisario as a terrorist group in view of the militia’s involvement in targeting civilians, violating UN ceasefire and acting in […]

Algerian Authorities Urged to Allow Free Media Coverage of the Election

The Algerian authorities have tightened their grip on visa requests by foreign journalists. Visas for the media, which are usually issued within two weeks, have now been taking much longer in the run-up to the elections. Journalists with Spanish media (El Mundo  and Agencia EFE) and French media (L’Express, Le Point, Le Monde,  Journal du […]