US Secretary of State Pompeo choses Morocco for his maiden visit to Africa

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected this week in Rabat on a two-day working visit to the North African country, one of the major US allies in the region. The trip will be not only Pompeo’s first travel to Morocco and to an African country, but also the first visit by an American […]

Morocco denounces HRW’s inappropriate approach regarding its judicial system

Moroccan authorities have firmly rejected the claims of Human Rights Watch about the Moroccan judicial system as stated in its World Report 2021. Moroccan authorities “categorically reject” the chapter dedicated to Morocco in the report, as this NGO persists in its inappropriate approach in assessing the human rights situation in Morocco, by disregarding the methodological […]

Mozambique gov’t threatens to deploy army to quell protests over election results

The Mozambican government has threatened to deploy soldiers to quell opposition protests that are gaining momentum in response to the recent presidential election, which incumbent Daniel Chapo of the ruling Frelimo party won, thus extending its five-decade rule. The unrest has engulfed the southern African nation after the opposition rejected the results of the country’s […]