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Mali: Armed groups to merge into a political movement

In Mali, armed groups that have signed the 2015 peace agreement, on Saturday called on other groups that share a common core to rally behind one umbrella to form a political movement in the northern region of the war-torn West African nation. At the opening of a “congress” of its movement in Kidal, the High […]

Spain overreacted to Head of the Government’s remarks on Ceuta & Melilla, analysts say

The recent remarks made by Head of the Government Saad Eddine El Othmani who said that Ceuta and Melilla, the two Spanish-occupied cities, are next in Morocco’s process to retrieve its territorial integrity, have triggered a reaction on the part of the Spanish Government that is deemed by analysts as inappropriate.   El Otmani told […]

Morocco/Earthquake: UNICEF voices readiness to support affected children & families

UN Children’s agency has voiced readiness to further support Moroccan children and families affected by the powerful quake that hit last Friday the North African Kingdom, killing over 2,900 people, according to an updated death toll. UNICEF said it would work in close coordination with Moroccan authorities and UN partners to provide critical supplies and […]