OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 19th Winter Meeting

Chad announces opening of Consulate General in Dakhla shortly

The Republic of Chad announced that it would shortly open a Consulate General in the Moroccan Saharan city of Dakhla. Chad on Wednesday informed Moroccan authorities of its decision, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement. The Chadian authorities said this decision translates the brotherly relations existing between King Mohammed VI and President […]

Sahara: New Draft Resolution Does not Include Human Rights Monitoring

The New draft resolution on the Sahara that the Security Council is expected to adopt at the end of April is like the previous one. It focuses on the renewal of MINURSO’s mandate for another six months and does not include a human rights component as requested by the Polisario and its Algerian and South […]

Algeria’s ailing President resigns after six weeks of pro-democracy protests

Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced his resignation after six weeks of mass protests and apparent cracks within the regime pitting the army against the President’s circle. Indeed a humiliating way for infirm Bouteflika to leave office, he who nurtured hope to die President by pressuring for a constitutional reform to enable him to exceed two terms and […]