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His Excellency the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Mr. Hissein Brahim Taha, participated in the Ninth Session of the Abu Dhabi Peace Forum, today, November 8, 2022, in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, under the title “Globalization of War and Globalization of Peace: Implications and Partnerships”. In his speech, His Excellency the Secretary General praised the commitment of the United Arab Emirates to support peace and tolerance in the world and the role of the Abu Dhabi Peace Forum in supporting the values of peaceful coexistence among all countries and peoples of the world. He stressed that the Organization of Islamic Cooperation has sought, since its establishment, to promote peace, security, stability, harmony and development at the international level and to strengthen multilateral cooperation and diplomacy, and has called for tolerance and peaceful coexistence. This is reflected in the various decisions and resolutions taken at the level of the Summit and the Council of Ministers, the Secretary General added. He stressed that “the OIC has always believed that challenges such as xenophobia, Islamophobia, racism and hate speech must be addressed through dialogue, tolerance and the promotion of pluralism and coexistence. The Secretary General added that the OIC supports all international and regional efforts to prevent violent extremism and combat international terrorism, as it constantly warns of the urgent need to address the root causes and factors underlying violent extremism and terrorism, affirming that it will continue to use all platforms to promote multilateral cooperation, intercultural and interfaith dialogue and tolerance. It is constantly striving, he concluded, to help combat the forces of intolerance and discrimination.

The elements of the Urban Security have arrested the journalist Pape Alé Niang, boss of Dakar Matin, since Sunday. The prosecutor accused him of “delegitimizing and undermining the cohesion and collective discipline essential to the proper functioning and effectiveness of these state bodies. The prosecutor believes that his comments “undermine the morale of the troops and designate the security forces as major targets. Yet, during an intervention on October 25, 2015, on iTELE, in France, the head of state of Senegal had given guarantees to journalists. Afrik.com revisits the statements of the head of state. “In my country, there was a debate that preceded my arrival at the head of the country, where there was a Code of the press that was committed. The government had transferred it to Parliament. The deputies did not want to vote,” said Macky Sall. “Working for the decriminalization of press offenses “I am committed to working for the decriminalization of press offenses. In any case, you will never see, during my governance in Senegal, a journalist put in prison for a press offence,” added Macky Sall. The leader had however specified that “it is normal, when we intervene on a matter that affects national security, we must be questioned. It is not because we are journalists that we are above the law. Pape Alé Niang’s lawyer indicated that the arrest of his client is linked to the Sweet Beauté affair. This scandal in which the Senegalese opponent Ousmane Sonko is accused of rape on a 20-year-old girl, Adji Sarr. The latter worked in this massage parlor. The case is in the hands of justice. This Wednesday, Pope Alé Niang will face the prosecutor. It remains to be seen whether during the governance of Macky Sall, a journalist will be put in prison for a press offence