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UK MP commends Moroccan King’s vision for stability & democracy

Chairperson of UK-Morocco Parliamentary Friendship Group Heather Wheeler has commended King Mohammed VI’s vision for strengthening stability, democracy and building a strong inclusive economy. This Royal vision will make Morocco UK’s “strategic partner in Africa,” said on Tuesday in Rabat the Conservative MP following her meeting with Moroccan Foreign minister Nasser Bourita. She also praised […]

Social Media in North Africa: a ‘Double-Edged Weapon’

How important has been the role that social media have played in the Arab Spring uprisings and the subsequent democratic transformation affecting the North African region? This is a question that has been hotly contested in both policy-making and academic circles essentially ever since a Tunisian fruit vendor’s act of self-immolation swiftly wreaked havoc with […]

Tunisia Shuns Berlin Conference for Late Invitation

Tunisia has turned down the invitation to participate in the Berlin Conference held this Sunday, January 19, because the invitation was late and because Tunis has not been involved in the preparatory meetings for the conference. ,” the Foreign Affairs Department said in a statement Saturday while expressing its thanks and consideration for the invitation […]