Marrakech Omar Kebbaj reading Royal message at IDB meeting

Ethiopian PM’s call for Red Sea port access sends jitters across Horn of Africa

Horn of Africa is concerned about a new war in the battle-scarred region after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s call for a direct port access on the Red Sea, asserting that access to the sea is an existential question. Ethiopia is abuzz with rumors of a looming war in the region after Abiy reportedly told […]

Tunisia’s Parliament speaker vows good ties with media after ban on the first plenary

Brahim Bouderbala, the new Speaker of Tunisia’s brand new legislature, pledged Monday to re-affirm press freedom and good ties with journalists, even though state banned private and international media outlets to cover the first plenary of lawmakers elected during December 17 unpopular legislatives. Tunisians authorities barred private and international media to the first plenary of […]

Bahrain reiterates support to Moroccanness of Sahara; Niger welcomes Morocco’s efforts to settle regional issue

Bahrain has reiterated its support to the Moroccanness of the Sahara and to the sovereignty of the North African Kingdom, a support that materialized by the setting up of a Consulate General in Laayoune. This came in a joint statement issued Tuesday in Marrakech, after talks between the Bahraini and Moroccan Foreign Ministers Abdullatif Bin […]