Libyan dialogue in Bouznika jan 2021

UN Security Council welcomes Libya’s electoral agreement, urges swift implementation

The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, 9 September 2026, welcomed a framework agreement aimed at paving the way for presidential and legislative elections in Libya within two years. The Libyan parties signed the agreement on 30 August following a “mini-meeting” facilitated by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). It provides for the […]

COVID-19: Over 30,000 people arrested for violating state of health emergency in Morocco

While Moroccan authorities are making huge efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus that already infected 3,537 people and killed 151, some still do not take the situation seriously and continue to challenge the precautionary measures decreed in the country. Actually, since the state of health emergency was decreed on March 20, the police […]

Africa’s lost wealth: billions worth of gold smuggled out each year

Over $30 billion worth of gold was smuggled out of Africa in 2022, primarily to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Turkey, and Switzerland, according to a new ground-breaking report by Swissaid that calls for more transparency and traceability in the gold supply chain to improve local conditions and artisanal miners’ working conditions throughout the continent. […]