Springtime for Political Islam in North Africa: Defying the Western ‘Fear-Mongering’?

Islamist groupings across North Africa – who had long faced severe repression from the recently deposed dictators and were commonly denounced by the West as security threats – now lead three of the four new democratically elected governments in the region. But the Islamist parties that have suddenly found themselves in power across North Africa […]

Gabon: Ailing Ali Bongo Leaves Rabat Military Hospital

President Ali Bongo Ondimba has left Rabat military hospital for his private residence in the Moroccan capital city where he arrived late last month from Saudi Arabia. The medical team in charge of Ali Bongo on Wednesday allowed him to leave the hospital and continue his recovery at his private residence, according to the President’s […]

Morocco Confronts Its Mental Health Emergency: A System Under Pressure, a Society in Transition

Mental health is emerging as one of Morocco’s most pressing and underacknowledged public health challenges, marked by a structural gap between the scale of need and the capacity of a system still in transition. Morocco counted 3,230 specialized mental health professionals in 2025, according to Health Minister Amine Tahraoui, including 593 psychiatrists and 76 child […]