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Ban Ki-Moon Attempts to Defuse Tension with Morocco, Regrets ‘Misunderstandings’ over Occupation Comment

In an attempt to defuse the tension that recently flared up between the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and Morocco, the UN Chief on Monday expressed explicit regrets for the misunderstanding about the word “occupation” he had used when referring to Morocco’s presence in the Sahara. Stephane Dujarric, Ban Ki-Moon’s spokesman, Monday said during […]

EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act aimed at breaking China’s grip on Africa — study

The European Union’s recently agreed-upon Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) does not target China but is aimed “simply [at] diversifying sources of supply,” a senior EU official has said, just as a recent study highlighted the bloc’s continuing efforts to close deals with resource-rich African nations to reduce its dependence on China for critical raw […]

Burial Difficulties of Muslim Coronavirus Victims in France

The insufficiency of Muslim squares in French communal cemeteries has for many years been a painful problem raised by Muslim officials. This reality is revealed even more brutally with the Covid-19 epidemic, which has claimed the lives of more than 14,390 in France.   The French Council of Muslim Religion “CFCM” urged on Monday the […]