Boat Migrants Risk Everything for a New Life in Europe: African asylum seekers rescued off boats and taken aboard an Italy navy ship, June 8, 2014.

Sudan accuses UAE of fueling civil war with foreign mercenaries

Sudan’s government has accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of recruiting and financing foreign mercenaries — including Colombians and fighters from unnamed African countries — to support the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in its ongoing civil war against the Sudanese Armed Forces. In a statement Monday (4 August), Sudan’s foreign ministry said it possesses […]

Zambia dismisses Algeria’s allegations, installs its consul in Laayoune

Zambia has installation on Friday Kelvin Malisase as its Consul in Laayoune, dismissing thus the allegations relayed by the Algerian media claiming that the Zambian consulate in Laayoune would be closed. Zambian Foreign Minister Joseph Malanji, who is on a working visit to Morocco, confirmed Friday the opening of a Zambian embassy in Rabat and […]

Rabat & Helsinki agree to foster political dialogue & economic cooperation

Ways of enhancing political dialogue and cooperation prospects in green economy were at the centre of virtual talks held Monday between Moroccan minister of foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita and his peer of Finland Pekka Haavisto. The two ministers praised the excellent Moroccan-Finnish relations and voiced their strong willingness to spare no efforts to consolidate them […]