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Somalia’s Semi-autonomous Regions, Galmudug And Puntland Agree to End Border Dispute
The leaders of Somalia’s two semi-autonomous regions, Galmudug and Puntland, on Monday in Mogadishu committed to a peaceful settlement of their border dispute and adopted a four-point plan to ensure that hostilities between the two territories do...
More Than 1000 New Species Found in New Guinea
A remarkable 1,060 new species have been discovered the island of New Guinea from 1998 to 2008, but poorly planned and unsustainable development – particularly from logging and forest conversion to agriculture – is putting many of these unique...
Clashes Displace More Than 3,000 People From Settlements in Somaliland
More than 3,000 people have been displaced from settlements in Somaliland’s eastern region of Toghdeer following a five-hour-long battle on 7 February between the Somaliland National Army and clans loyal to the Sool, Sanag and Cayn (SSC) milita...
Rabat Welcomes Release of Pro-Morocco Polisario Leader
The Polisario Front on Wednesday, at everybody’s surprise, announced the release of the former Chief of the Polisario police, Mustapha Selma Ould Sidi Mouloud, who was abducted on September 21st 2010, while he was heading for the Tindouf camps in south-western...
Morocco Calls for United Nations Intervention to Free Pro-Moroccan Sahrawi Leader
Morocco has officially called for the “quick intervention” of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) for the immediate release of the former Polisario Police Chief, Mustapha Salma, who was kidnapped in southwest Algeria for supporting...
Islamic Militant Leader Slams Algiers’ Stance on Sahara
The deputy leader of the Algerian Islamic Salvation Front (FIS), Cheikh Ali Belhadj has denounced his country’s stance on Western Sahara, saying that “Algeria has no legal or political right to criticize Morocco’s position on the Sahara,” feeling...
Moroccan King Condemns Plots Against Sahara Autonomy Plan
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has condemned “desperate attempts” by his country’s detractors to thwart the autonomy plan for Western Sahara which has been under the effective sovereignty of Morocco since late 1975.
Economic Marginalization Fueling Conflict in Papua, Indonesia
Economic marginalization of the indigenous population in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua region is fueling conflict, experts and activists warn.
