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Cocoa farmers only earn about 6% of the chocolate industry’s total revenues

10 Décembre 2020

ACCRA, Ghana, December 10 (Infosplusgabon) - Recent studies criticising the global chocolate industry for exploitative practices have concerned ethical consumers. Cocoa farmers only earn about 6% of the chocolate industry’s total revenues. Leading chocolate companies have since 2001 made pledges to end widespread abusive labour practices, but continue to fall short.

Ethiopian crisis: Senior TPLF leader 'surrenders to government forces'

09 Décembre 2020

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, December 9 (Infosplusgabon) - A leader of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), whose forces have been defeated by the Ethiopian National Defence Forces (NDF), has surrendered to government forces, the State of Emergency task force announced on Tuesday.

Libyan MPs reiterate commitment to Libyan ownership of political process

09 Décembre 2020

Tripoli, Libya, December 9 (Infosplusgabon) - Delegates from the House of Representatives and the State High Council, a consultative assembly, reaffirmed their commitment to "Libyan ownership" of the political process and talks according to the mechanisms stipulated in the Political Agreement and Security Council resolutions.

World cannot accept slavery in 21st century: Guterres

09 Décembre 2020

New York, US, December 9 (Infosplusgabon) - Commemorating the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, the United Nations Secretary-General highlighted the impact of the contemporary forms of slavery, underscoring that such abhorrent practices have no space in the twenty-first century.

Former Liberian rebel leader goes on trial in Switzerland for alleged war crimes

09 Décembre 2020

Geneva, Switzerland, December 9 (Infosplusgabon) – The trial of a former Liberian rebel leader arrested in Switzerland for alleged war crimes during Liberia's first civil war is an important step forward for victims, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.