Morocco Accuses Algeria And the Polisario Front of Blocking Sahara Talks

Morocco has accused Algeria and the Polisario Front of blocking the informal negotiations that should lead to the fifth round of talks on Western Sahara, backed by the UN since June 2007. Rabat’s response to the current stalemate led to a meeting between...

Guinea’s Junta Revises Function of Independent Inquiry Commission

The head of the ruling junta, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, has modified the functioning and composition of the national independent commission of inquiry to investigate all crimes and other human rights abuses committed in Guinea, particularly the recent...

Masses Flee Congolese Capital, Brazzaville in Fear of Post-election Violence

The Congolese capital, Brazzaville, is emptying less than five days before the 12 July presidential election. People leaving are heading to the departments, including the economic capital Pointe-Noire (south), where reception sites have been set up.