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Libya: AI urges 2011 revolution backers to help end crisis

Amnesty International Tuesday launched a call to world powers that backed the overthrow of former Libyan ruler Gaddafi to help Libyans end the cycle of violence, abuses and detrimental humanitarian catastrophe that have gripped the one-time prosperous North African country. The call comes on the fifth anniversary of the Libyan revolution that toppled the country’s […]

Morocco Re-elected Chair of International Narcotics Control Board

Morocco has been re-elected Head of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) during the 140th session of this international body convening in Vienna May 20-31. The re-election of Moroccan Jallal Toufiq President of INCB for one year is an international recognition of the efforts made by the North African Kingdom in the global fight against […]

Niger creates new company to fight cross-border crime

Niger has just created a new Mobile Border Control Company in Birni N’Konni (south), near the border with Nigeria, to fight organized cross-border crime, reported African Daily Voice, quoting an official source. The signing of the training agreement, which marks the launch of the first training cycle of 263 Niger police officers for the new […]