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6th Jun 2023

Morocco victims of Spain's 1920s chemical bombs demand a voice

This year marks the 100th anniversary of one of the most terrible colonial crimes in history — one which still has not been recognised nor whose people have ever been compensated for: Spain's chemical bombing of the Moroccan Rif.

Investigation

Oil-spill devastation in Nigeria — and how the EU can fix it

"Each morning, I see at least seven fish dead from pollution," says Abraham Npkor, a fisherman from Rumuekpe in Rivers State, southern Nigeria. He claims even those he can still bring to the market now "have an odour."

Analysis

Equatorial Guinea: a 'tough nut' for the EU

The relationship between one of Africa's smallest countries, run by the world's longest-serving dictator, remains difficult — especially after the European Parliament broke its 20-year silence on human rights in the country.

Opinion

EU export credits insure decades of fossil-fuel in Mozambique

European governments are phasing out fossil fuels at home, but continuing their financial support for fossil mega-projects abroad. This is despite the EU agreeing last year to decarbonise export credits — insurance on risky non-EU projects provided with public money.

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Feature

Why Algeria lacks a tourism industry

How political turmoil and repression — and an over-reliance on fossil resources — killed a flourishing tourism industry.

Opinion

EU vs Wagner paramilitaries: a view from the ground in Mali

Mali has kicked out European forces. Instead, the Russians, and their Wagner paramilitaries are welcomed in. What can we learn from it? What do Mali's pro-Russian civil society actors themselves say? What drives the choice to invite Russia in?