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Morocco: Women MPs Want One Third of Parliament Seats in Coming 2016 Elections

Moroccan parliamentarian women from all political stripes Monday introduced a request demanding a better representation of women, at least one third of the parliament seats for the coming 2016 legislatives. Women lawmakers from the parties forming the governmental coalition and the opposition met with Interior Minister Mohamed Hassad and Junior Interior Minister Charik Draiss to […]

Most Moroccans want open borders with Algeria – Survey

A recently conducted survey covering different social categories found that 89% of Moroccans back open borders in Algeria and believe that closer economic cooperation is the way forward to resolve political disputes, the Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis said. More than 1200 people took part in the survey, which revealed a strong popular support for […]

Burkina Faso: Dozens of soldiers killed in jihadi attack as French forces are on way out

Last week’s jihadi attack on a Burkina Faso army unit, which has reportedly claimed lives of at least 51 soldiers, came while some 400 French special forces soldiers were leaving the country. The death toll from the attack in the country’s north has risen to 51, Burkinabe military officials said Monday, Feb. 20, after 43 […]