Illegal Migration

Race to lead AfDB heats up as Adesina’s tenure nears end

As Akinwumi Adesina prepares to step down after a transformative decade as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), five candidates from across the continent are competing to succeed him in an election set for 29 May in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Five contenders — Swazi Tshabalala (South Africa), Amadou Hott (Senegal), Samuel Munzele Maimbo (Zambia), […]

Morocco/Politics: USFP Party Joins Opposition in Parliament

The Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP), which gained 34 of the 395-seat parliament in the elections held Sept.8 in Morocco, has decided to join the parliamentary opposition. The decision was announced Tuesday by the party’s political bureau without giving explanations as the USFP first secretary, Driss Lachgar, has voiced readiness of his political formation […]

Morocco intensifies crackdown on coronavirus fake news

The Moroccan government has adopted a draft law to fight fake news on social media and the internet and deter cyber criminality as authorities continue their crackdown on people who deliberately attempt at undermining public order on social media by sowing panic. Dozens have been arrested in different cities including a 48-year-old woman known as […]