New Algerian Law Classifies French Colonial Rule as a Crime

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1618 EAT on Friday 26 December 2025 Algeria’s parliament has unanimously passed a bill declaring France’s colonisation of the country a crime. On Wednesday, lawmakers approved the legislation amid scenes of high emotion, standing in the chamber draped in scarves bearing the national colours and chanting “Long live…

My Work on the Origins of Minurso, the UN Mission in Western Sahara

Opinion by Joseph Alfred Grinblat It is now 35 years since the United Nations referendum mission for Western Sahara, known as Minurso, was created, and I was one of the original staff members. Starting in 1971, Sahrawi students in Morocco started a movement for the independence of Spanish Sahara. The Sahrawi are the Indigenous people…

Moroccan Delegation Forced to Sit Beside Sahrawi Representatives After Failed Bid to Block Participation at Arab-African Youth Conference

By HICGI News Agency – Updated at 1620 EAT on Saturday 11th October 2025 KAMPALA, UGANDA – In a development highlighting shifting regional dynamics, the Moroccan delegation was compelled to sit alongside representatives of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) during the Arab-African Youth Conference in Kampala, Uganda, after unsuccessful attempts to block Sahrawi participation….

President Tebboune Opens the 4th Intra-African Trade Fair in Algiers

By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L. H. D, (Hon.) & Latifa Ferial Naili Latifa – Updated at 1614 EAT on 04th Sep 2025 ALGIERS- Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has  a few hours ago (Thursday today) presided over the opening of the 4th Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2025) at the Abdelatif Rahal International Conference Centre in…

Algeria Poised to Fulfill its African Ambition

By Professor Kamel Rezig- Algerian Minister of foreign trade. From September 4 to 10, the Algerian capital will become the epicenter of African trade. More than a mere economic gathering, the 4th edition of the Intra-African Trade fair (IATF) symbolizes Algeria’s unwavering continental ambition- one that the nation is determined to fully embrace. A “work…