Pompeo in Rabat

Palestine Applies for Membership to ICC after Security Council Failed to Adopt Draft Resolution

President Mahmoud Abbas signed on Wednesday Palestine’s official application to become party to the Rome Statute of the Hague-based International Criminal Court and other principles governing the functioning of the court.   He also signed some twenty other international conventions, relating in particular to “war crimes,” “crimes against humanity” and cluster weapons. The move to […]

Burundi urges international support to deal with floods aftermath

The small African nation of Burundi is appealing for aid to help address the havoc left by floods that affected hundreds of thousands. The Burundi government estimates the floods have affected 203,944 people, with 19,250 homes and 209 classrooms destroyed. The number of people internally displaced by flooding rose by 25%, reaching over 98,000, according […]

France-Mali tensions escalate over arrest of diplomat accused in alleged coup plot

A diplomatic crisis has erupted between France and Mali following the arrest of Yann Vezilier, a French embassy employee accused by Mali’s military government of plotting to “destabilize” the Sahel country. Malian authorities allege Vezilier, whom they claim is linked to French intelligence, was recruiting military and civil society figures to orchestrate a coup. The […]