A “perfect storm” of overlapping conflicts in African countries and Ukraine, coupled with climate change-triggered disasters around the world forced a record 71.1 million people to flee within their own country in 2022, monitors said on Thursday (11 May). An unprecedented 71.1 million internally displaced people (IDPs) were registered last year — up 20% from […]
Italian-Swedish diplomat Staffan de Mistura has been reportedly picked by the UN Secretary General to be the next Sahara envoy in replacement of German Hosrt Kohler who resigned in May 2019 for “health reasons”. Mr.Staffan, 74, had served as UN special envoy for Syria (2014 to 2019), special representative of UN Secretary General for […]
The Moroccan men’s beach volleyball team qualified, on Sunday, for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, after winning the African championship held in Martil, northern Morocco. The Moroccan team, composed of Zouheir Elgraoui and Mohamed Abicha, retained their African title by beating Mozambique in the final with two sets to zero (21-18, 21-12). The Moroccan […]
