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Algeria’s selective, fallacious rhetoric on Moroccan Sahara exposed before C-24

Morocco has exposed before the UN Committee of 24 (C-24) the selective and fallacious rhetoric used by Algeria to evade its historical and unequivocal responsibility in the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara. Morocco’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Majda Moutchou, exercising the right of reply during the regular session of the C-24, held […]

Mauritania’s former president gets 15 years in jail on corruption charges

An appeals court in Mauritania handed a 15-year jail sentence to former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz on charges including corruption and illicit enrichment. The sentence was increased from 5 years in jail in a first instance verdict against the President who ruled the country from 2009 to 2019. The court found that he had […]

Africa turns to mobile payments as a tool to curb COVID-19

As Covid-19 continues to spread in Africa, the continent is developing new habits to facilitate lives of people. Part of these new habits, Africa is using digital finance as a means to stem the spread of COVID-19. Governments and startups on the continent are implementing measures to shift a greater volume of payment transactions toward […]