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France to open visa application center in largest city in Sahara

France plans to open a visa application center in Laayoune, the largest city in the Sahara territory, which Paris has recognized as part of Morocco, French ambassador to Rabat said. “We are truly committed to implementing all measures to allow Moroccan citizens residing in Laâyoune, Dakhla, or any other city to access the visa procedure […]

Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels offer conditional truce, agree to AU-led peace process

Tigrayan rebels from Ethiopia’s northern region called for an “immediate” cease-fire Sunday (11 September) and said they would accept a peace process with the federal government led by the African Union (AU) after three weeks of renewed fighting ended a fragile truce. In a statement to mark the beginning of the Ethiopian new year, the […]

Moroccan visa lottery winners face administrative gridlock as deadline approaches

Hundreds of Moroccan winners of the U.S. Diversity Visa lottery risk losing their chance for American residency as the State Department fails to schedule mandatory consular interviews ahead of the program’s September 30 deadline. Despite having case numbers marked “current” for months in official visa bulletins, DV-2025 lottery winners report being trapped in bureaucratic limbo […]