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The Place of North Africa in Russia’s New Mediterranean Policy

After annexing Crimea and securing a foothold on the Syrian coast, Putin’s Russia steadily moves to materialize a new Mediterranean policy boosting its naval presence through strong alliances with north African countries says an analysis published on the French magazine, Liberté Politique. The analysis, signed by historian Bernard Lugan, highlights the central place Morocco occupies […]

Morocco, 2nd Most Connected Country in Africa

Morocco was ranked the second most connected country in Africa and the 33rd globally in a study by the Internet Live Stats website. The website said in its annual internet users report 2016, that Morocco counts 20.068.556 internet users among a population estimated at 34.817.065, that is a penetration rate of 57.6%, the second highest […]

Brazil: A new policy of “positive discrimination” in universities

Brazilian universities are required as of this academic year to devote an increased percentage of their admission capacity to poor students enrolled in public schools and to increase the number of university students of African descent. This new policy of “affirmative action” or “positive discrimination” as it is sometimes called is stipulated in a new […]