Nigeria: Presidency announces dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)
After a week of protests in the country, the presidency acted to disband the Repression of Robbery Squad (SARS), accused of serious human rights violations. […]
Month: October 2020
Guinea: Alpha Condé pursued his campaign while opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo was blocked in Kankan
Guinean President Alpha Condé, candidate for re-election, began a surprise tour of the interior of the country on Sunday, October 11, while the procession of […]
Morocco’s King reiterates relevance of stimulus plan to bolster economy
King Mohammed VI reaffirmed the importance of the stimulus plan launched to help the economy recover from the Covid-19 impact, citing an array of measures […]
World Bank: Forty million Africans are at risk of falling into extreme poverty because of the Covid-19 pandemic
Leaden by the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to drop to -3.3% in 2020, leading the region into […]
Sophie Pétronin and the Malian opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé are free at last
Two hostages, the Frenchwoman Sophie Pétronin and the Malian opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé, were released this Thursday, October 8, 2020. This release comes after the […]
Benin: the country is declared to be non “safe country of origin” by French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons
This decision was taken at the end of September by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons, which rules on asylum […]
German KfW supports Morocco’s rural drinking water program with €30 Mln Loan
German Development Bank (KfW) has lent to Morocco’s National Office of Electricity & Drinking Water (ONEE) €30 million for drinking water projects in the rural […]
Tunisia imposes curfew in four governorates to curb covid-19 spread
The administrators of four governors including Tunis Wednesday ordered a 15-day curfew as part of the efforts to stem the fast spread of covid-19 which […]
Starvation used as weapon of war in South Sudan conflict, UN rights body finds
Starvation is being intentionally used as a war tactic in South Sudan’s brutal conflict, a UN-backed human rights panel said in its latest report on […]
DRC resumes political dialogue with the EU after 11 years of suspension
The political dialogue between the DRC and the European Union ended on Tuesday. For two days, a dozen ministers and the European Union ambassador and […]