Egypt: Cartoonist Islam Gaweesh arrested for criticizing regime

Egyptian popular cartoonist Islam Gaweesh has been arrested Sunday for publishing cartoons deemed critical of the regime. According to his lawyer Mahmoud Othman, the cartoonist was arrested in Cairo at his office at “Egypt News Network” headquarters, owner of the al-Warka paper. His laptop and other computers were seized. The interior ministry which accused him […]

African Trade & Investment Summit Backs Morocco’s ECOWAS Membership

The second African Trade and Investment summit held this week in Ifrane wound up on a tone of support for Morocco’s membership in the Economic Community of West African States. The participants in the event, notably investors and businessmen from across the continent and beyond, expressed their support for Morocco’s bid to join the West […]

Morocco-EU farm agreement yields real benefits for Sahara Population

The European Commission confirmed on Thursday that the European Union-Morocco farm agreement that entered into force on July 19, 2019, has been properly implemented, resulting in real benefits for the Sahara provinces, even in times of the COVID-19 crisis, noting that these provinces have become a real “economic hub” linked to important partners such as […]