Nadia Sminate, 1st Belgian Mayor of Moroccan origin

Nadia Sminate, member of the Belgian “New Flemish Alliance” party (N-VA) has become mayor of the municipality of Londerzeel, a breakthrough for Moroccan community living in Belgium and a source of inspiration and pride for all Moroccans. She is the first Flemish mayor of Moroccan origin to hold and reach such a post. Nadia took […]

Football federation chief says Morocco’s rise built on results, not rhetoric

Morocco’s growing stature in African and global football is the result of sustained performances and long-term investment rather than political influence or behind-the-scenes leverage, the head of the country’s football federation Fouzi Lekjaa said. Fouzi Lekjaa, president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), was quoted as saying in an interview with Al Jazeera network […]

Amira Bouraoui’s case reveals cracks in Algeria-France relations

The case of Algerian anti-regime activist Amira Bouraoui has revealed the shaky foundations of the newly found Algiers-Paris ties and showed the fragility of Tunisia’s authoritarian regime which has become a satellite state of the military regime in Algiers. Bouraoui fled to Tunisia seeking to regain France but she was arrested at an airport and […]