UN Human Rights Council

U.S. and Morocco Encourage all Mediterranean and African Countries to Join Proliferation Security Initiative (Joint Statement)

The United States and Morocco have encouraged all Mediterranean and African countries to join the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and to participate in future PSI-related events. In a joint statement issued by the U.S. Department of State and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, following the closing of the PSI North Africa Meeting, held on December […]

Syria: Al-Qaeda network to disband, Al-Nusra supports move  

There are emerging reports that worldwide renowned terrorist group, Al-Qaeda, will soon be disbanding so that its members can be free from their oath of loyalty to the group and join the Islamic State jihadist group. The claims are yet to be confirmed by al-Qaeda but it is believed that the group has lost significance […]

Intra-Africa trade remains ‘difficult’ amid forex shortage, poor infrastructure — Standard Bank’s report

Intra-country trade in 10 key African countries remains difficult amid currency volatility and international capital flight, as business struggle to find the foreign currency, most notably the dollar, needed to pay for imports, according to the 2023 Standard Bank Africa Trade Barometer (ATB). The key finding in the study conducted by Standard Bank, Africa’s largest […]