United Nations Peacebuilding Commission

France hands over last military base in Chad, marking end of its presence in Sahel

France’s decades-long military presence in Africa is winding down after the French army has handed over its third and last military base in Chad to the country’s government. The military ceremony held in the capital N’Djamena on Wednesday (29 January) marked the official end of French military presence in the country. According to sources from […]

Algeria backtracks on its free trade deal with the EU

Algeria has asked the EU to put on hold a free trade agreement that was due to be signed this year as it drags its feet on customs reforms, an EU official said. Under the Association Agreement between the two countries, Algeria should have entered into an FTA with the EU in 2017 but has […]

UN/Sahara: Petitioners denounce Polisario’s militarization of children & support Morocco’s autonomy plan

Several petitioners have denounced, at the United Nations, the continuing human rights violations committed by the Polisario in the Tindouf camps against women and children, praising the realistic autonomy plan offered by Morocco for a lasting resolution of the Sahara regional conflict. Addressing the UN fourth committee convening in New York, Ms. Amanda DiCianni, from […]