refugees at sea

Repatriation of Moroccan young girl who was with her mother in Iraqi Jail

A Moroccan girl, who was held with her mother in an Iraqi prison, was repatriated to Morocco this Monday on humanitarian grounds to enable the little girl to grow up in a healthy environment. The announcement was made by the Inter-ministerial Delegation for Human Rights (DIDH), a government body. The move comes in response to […]

Imam Training, Key Instrument of Morocco’s Religious Diplomacy

Morocco is set to build on its moderate school of Islam as a bulwark against extremism conducive to pre-empting radicalism at home and abroad. To that end, the country has extended the project of the Mohammed VI Institute for the Training of Imams to respond to the growing demand from a number of countries. Morocco’s […]

East Africa: EU Global Gateway struggles to challenge rival China’s BRI

To offer developing countries an “alternative” to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the EU launched, in 2021, its €300 billion Global Gateway scheme but as Kenya’s case shows, the EU’s initiative struggles to challenge its Chinese rival. For the European Union, investing in trade routes is about economic development and a way to push […]