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Moroccan PM defends before MPs Ramadan night curfew

Prime Minister Saad Dine El Otmani spoke for more than an hour before MPs trying to convince them about the righteousness of the government’s decision to maintain the night curfew throughout Ramadan, where people usually pray in mosques at night, sit in cafes and visit family members. This is the second Ramadan in a row […]

Sudan war raises ethnic cleansing fears in Darfur

The Sudanese civil war pitting the army against the Rapid Support Force RSF is threatening to reproduce ethnical cleansing in Darfur and spill over to neighboring Chad. Both warring factions have tried to recruit among local African and Arab tribes in an area where the wounds of the past genocide have not yet healed, according […]

October 31 becomes symbol of territorial integrity as Morocco declares Unity Day

The proclamation of October 31 as a Unity Day marks the first national holiday since the recovery of Oued Eddahab in 1979. The declaration comes in the wake of significant diplomatic progress on the Sahara issue, notably the growing international recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty and the credibility of its Autonomy Plan. Unity Day thus serves […]