African policy-makers worry about economic impact of Israel-Hamas conflict

The renewed flare-up in Israeli-Palestinian conflict has caused an outrage across Africa but it has also prompted heated debates in different countries in the continent about how to reconcile the gap between their economic and trade goals and their political and cultural realities. Thousands of protesters have marched across the Middle East and Africa on […]

HRW Slams Algeria again for ‘inhumane treatment of migrants’

Human Rights Watch rebuked Algeria for deporting Sub-Saharan migrants in inhumane conditions, and in many cases without considering their legal status in Algeria or their individual vulnerabilities. “Algeria has the power to control its borders, but that doesn’t mean it can round up people based on the color of their skin and dump them in […]

Over 2.7 million Moroccan expatriates return home for summer holidays

Some 2.765 million Moroccans living abroad, mainly in Europe, entered Morocco this summer according to figures released on August 30. Head of the Government Saad Eddine EL Otmani said in a tweet the number of Moroccans returning to their homeland in the summer increased 3.4% compared to last year’s summer season. “This reflects a growing […]