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The Nordic Center for Conflict Transformation (NCCT) unveiled groundbreaking research on terrorism and transitional justice at a high-profile event in Rabat on June 17, calling for a fundamental shift from perpetrator-focused to victim-centered justice approaches. The report, titled “Terrorism Affiliated Adults: from Allegation to Accountability,” examines universal jurisdiction for core international crimes and transitional justice […]
Belgian prosecutors have announced on Tuesday, June 17 their intention to prosecute 92-year-old former diplomat Etienne Davignon for alleged involvement in the 1961 assassination of Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba. Davignon is the sole surviving member of a group of ten Belgians named in a 2011 lawsuit by Lumumba’s children, who accused them of complicity […]
The European Union has strongly condemned the recent escalation of armed clashes in South Sudan, describing the situation as the worst since 2018. Speaking at the opening of the Annual Gender Equality Forum in Juba on Tuesday, June 17, the EU Deputy Head of Delegation, Lothar Jaschke, criticized the use of aerial bombings, ground offensives, […]
In June 2025, Algeria and Tunisia jointly endorsed the Soumoud Convoy, a humanitarian land mission aimed at delivering aid to Gaza. The convoy, which departed from Tunis on June 9, included hundreds of activists mostly from Tunisia, Algeria, and other international leftist figures. It was intended to reach the Gaza Strip via Egypt’s Rafah crossing, […]
Morocco’s Compagnie Minière de Touissit (CMT) appears to be stabilizing after a turbulent 2024 marked by legal disputes and exceptional financial losses, with analysts projecting a potential recovery driven by new deposits and strategic refocusing on critical metals. BMCE Capital Global Research forecasts encouraging prospects for 2025, with revenues expected to rise 4.1% to 610 […]
Vice-President of the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Mark Bowman, will visit Morocco this June 18 – 20 to discuss with Moroccan officials the Bank’s support for private-sector financing and transition to green economy. During the visit, Mr. Bowman will meet several government officials, members of the business community and sign agreements on new […]
Mali has started building a new gold refinery with Russian and Swiss partners, which officials say will help the country gain greater control over its gold exports, Reuters reported. The 200-ton-capacity facility is being developed in partnership with Russia’s Yadran Group and a Swiss investment firm, with the Malian state holding a controlling stake. At […]
The United States has sealed a new bilateral Container Security Initiative arrangement with Morocco to facilitate the high volume of cargo transiting between both countries. The agreement was signed Tuesday in Rabat by Donald Conroy, CBP’s Executive Director of the Office of Field Operations International Operations and Abdellatif Amrani, General Director of the Customs and […]
LafargeHolcim Maroc Afrique (LHMA), through its subsidiary Cimenteries du Cameroun (Cimencam), has inaugurated lately an integrated clinker and cement plant in Figuil, located in Cameroon’s North Region. The inauguration ceremony, chaired by Cameroon’s Prime Minister Joseph Dion Nguté, was marked by the presence of several local government officials and LHMA representatives. An investment of $100 […]
The UN has issued a dire warning over the worsening crisis in Sudan, where arbitrary civilian killings have tripled in recent months amid escalating warfare between rival military factions. Addressing the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk described Sudan as “plunging deeper into chaos and lawlessness, without […]