Senegal on Sunday (1 December) commemorated the 80th anniversary of a colonial-era massacre of African soldiers who were gunned down by French troops even though they had fought for France during World War II. The Senegalese soldiers were massacred by the French at Thiaroye in 1944 simply for demanding fair treatment and payment on their […]
Morocco’s national savings rate climbed to 29.7% of gross domestic product during the third quarter of 2025, up from 28.7% one year earlier, according to the High Commission for Planning in its economic situation report. This evolution reflects slowing final national consumption in value terms, which progressed 5% instead of 6.1% in Q3-2024, the commission […]
UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Bangura, said Tuesday she saw a ‘price list’ for child slaves in the hands of ISIS fighters in Syria and Iraq. Claims that ISIS fighters have been circulating a price list of child slaves have been confirmed as genuine by Zainab Bangura, who visited […]
