King Mohammed VI: Corruption, One of Major Hurdles to Africa’s Emergence
Corruption is endemic in Africa and one of the major hurdles impeding the emergence of the Continent, said King Mohammed VI in a message addressed […]
Articles by Khalid Al Mouahidi
Mauritania: opposition urges AU to question Nouakchott regime
The National Forum for Democracy and Unity (FNDU), a group of the Mauritanian opposition, calls on participants at the upcoming African Union summit in Nouakchott […]
Africa’s World Cup Dream Ends
The 2018 World Cup dream ended Thursday night for Africa, after a particularly destructive first phase for the participating five African nations. No African team […]
South Sudan ‘revitalized’ peace deal must be inclusive, Security Council told
The UN Security Council was told Thursday that South Sudan revitalized peace deal must be inclusive for a sustainable peace. And that the recent positive […]
UN experts urge Mauritania to release dissenting ex-senator Mohamed ould Ghadda
Mauritanian former senator Mohamed ould Ghadda is victim of “arbitrary” detention and must be released with the benefit of compensation, a working group of the […]
South Sudan’s Salva Kiir, Riek Machar sign peace deal (again)
South Sudanese rival leaders have signed a peace agreement in Khartoum on Wednesday. Sudan’s foreign minister Al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed said the agreement also included the […]
IMF to consider bailout for debt-crippled Congo Republic
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund will examine Congo Republic’s request for a bailout on July 6, the international lender said on Wednesday. […]
Opponents of constitutional change in Burundi face torture, execution – UN investigators
The Commission of Inquiry on Burundi has just delivered to the Human Rights Council its findings, based on more than 380 interviews, in addition to […]
Zambia aims to eradicate malaria by 2021
The Zambian government on Wednesday said it aims to eradicate malaria within three years after deaths from the disease halved last year from 2014. In […]
UN experts discuss Morocco’s accession to ECOWAS
Experts of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) as well as representatives of the private and the public sector are gathered in Benin’s capital […]