French prosecutors have launched a judicial investigation into TotalEnergies, accusing the oil giant of involuntary manslaughter and failing to assist people in danger during a brutal jihadist attack in Mozambique’s Palma region in March 2021. The attack, carried out by Islamist militants linked to ISIS, left over 1,400 people dead or missing, including 55 subcontractors […]
Morocco is experiencing a beneficial winter episode marked by generous rainfall, abundant snow on mountain peaks, and cooler temperatures following several seasons of water deficit. The country’s General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM) attributes this unusual weather pattern to a major shift in pressure distribution over the North Atlantic. Typically, weather depressions follow northern trajectories across […]
The role of civil society in bringing about change in the Arab world has been widely acknowledged. Today, civil society organisations (CSOs) face the challenge of helping consolidate the process of reform at a time when progress towards democratisation is uncertain. Emerging think tank and policy research initiatives are at the centre of these efforts, […]
