Ivorian defense Minister in Rabat

Spanish NGO Decries Polisario’s Violations of Sahrawi Women Rights in Tindouf

Spanish NGO “Freedom is Their Right” has condemned the systematic violations committed by the Algeria-backed Polisario militia of the rights of the Sahrawi women sequestered in the Tindouf camps, southern Algeria. Speaking at a meeting held over the weekend in Northern Italy on behalf of the NGO, Elisa Pavon Mulero said: “we denounce the violations […]

Saudi Arabia to provide Tunisia $500m as soft loan and grant

Saudi Arabia will give Tunisia $500 million as a soft loan and a grant to help improve its public finances with the national budget suffering a $2-billion deficit,  the Saudi state-run news Agency SPA reports. Tunisia is facing an acute economic crisis compounded by the pandemic coupled with a tense domestic political crisis. The North […]

DR Congo Nobel Prize Winner Denis Mukwege to run for Dec. presidential elections

2018 Nobel Prize Winner Denis Mukwege announced Monday plans to run for December presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in view of saving a country torn by insecurity. “I agree to be your candidate for president of the Republic,” the surgical gynecologist, 69, told a packed auditorium in the central African nation’s […]