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As the world marked the 50th United Nations World Environment Day on Monday June 5, the Ivorian environment minister announced the upcoming implementation of a new environmental code against plastic pollution, while South Sudanese environmental activists called on the government to formulate policies and laws to curb plastic waste in the country. “Any importer of […]
The Hague-based United Nations war crimes court has ruled that the 90-year-old Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga is “no longer capable of meaningful participation’ and thus ‘unfit’to stand trial. While ‘unfit’ to stand trial, the judges still decided that the aging Rwandan genocide suspect should still go through a stripped-down legal process, the UN war […]
The United Nations and African Union have called for calm in Senegal after at least 15 people were killed in an outbreak of violence following the sentencing of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. The sentencing of opposition politician Sonko for two years in jail on charges of ‘corrupting youth’ sparked some of the deadliest violence in […]
West African leaders have affirmed their commitment to accelerate investments and reforms to make fertilizers more accessible and affordable during the recent high-level roundtable jointly organized by the World Bank, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Togolese government. During the event (31 May), held in Togo’s capital, Lome, industry leaders […]
Burkina Faso has one of the fastest-growing internally displaced populations in the world, now totaling more than 2 million people, while at least three million people in Cameroon are facing acute food insecurity, according to government data from both countries. Violence linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group has increased the number of displaced […]
Royal Moroccan Armed Forced and the U.S. army launched this Monday the “African Lion-2023“, one of the major annual exercises organized in Africa to strengthen cooperation and training, enhance interoperability, and promote the exchange of military experiences. A ceremony marking the start of this military exercise was organized at the HQ of the General Staff […]
Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizers producer OCP said it plans to launch a feasibility study for the setting up of a phosphate-based fertilizers plant in Togo. A deal was signed by Togolese agriculture minister Antoine Kepka Gbebgeni and head of OCP Africa Mohamed Anouar Jamali. The plant is expected to be achieved in the medium term […]
For the first time, Burkina Faso, plagued by jihadist violence since 2015, tops the list of the world’s most neglected displacement crises, according to a new report from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). This is also caused by the redirection of aid and attention towards Ukraine, which has increased neglect of some of the world’s […]
Under-Secretary-General of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism Vladimir Voronkov has praised Morocco’s support to UNOCT, expressing gratitude to the North African Kingdom for hosting the 2nd High-Level Meeting of Heads of Counter-Terrorism & Security Agencies from Africa, “Marrakesh Platform”. In his opening remarks of the three-day event taking place in Tangier, Mr. Voronkov stressed the […]
Nine people were killed Thursday in clashes in the wake of a court condemnation of opposition iconic member Ousmane Sonko, a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, to two years’ imprisonment on a charge of “corrupting young people”. Protests erupted in several cities of the country following the court’s Thursday decision, in support to Sonko […]