asylum seekers

Record numbers of illegal African migrants reach Spain’s Canary Islands

Almost 1,500 African migrants have reached Spain’s Canary Islands over the past weekend only, prompting an urgent €50 million aid package from the Spanish government along with a pledge to organize their prompt transfer to the mainland. The record influx of African migrants arriving at the shores of the Canary Islands via various precarious vessels […]

U.S. Congress includes again Sahara in assistance program to Morocco; reaffirms pre-eminence of Autonomy Plan

The U.S. Congress has included again the Sahara into its aid program to Morocco in a move that translates the US administration’s recognition of the North African country’s sovereignty over the whole of its territory. The report accompanying the U.S. spending bill, signed into law Tuesday by President Joe Biden, after it was passed last […]

IAEA: Bouchra’s inspirational journey from Morocco to Vienna to become senior nuclear security officer

The success story of Bouchra Boustani is inspirational for all Moroccan, Arab and African women. Her professional achievement proves that perseverance always pays off despite challenges. Bouchra’s impressive journey from the small coastal town of Mohammedia, near Casablanca in Morocco, to a senior nuclear security officer at the International Atomic Energy Agency has been celebrated […]