Lesotho & Sahara issue

Moroccan Women will soon Pass Nationality to Foreign Spouses `

Morocco is working on new legislation enabling Moroccan women to pass nationality to their foreign spouses, said family minister Bassima Hakkaoui. “Borders should never deprive people from enjoying nationality rights,” Hakkaoui said in a recent statement to the press on the sidelines of a visit to UN Women in New York. It has been 11 […]

Guineans back a controversial new constitution

Guinea’s electoral body said March 27 that Guinea has voted to back a contested new constitution. Independent National Electoral Commission president, Amadou Salifou Kebe, told reporters that 91.59 percent of ballots were in favor of adopting the new constitution, while 8.41 percent were against. Turnout was 61 percent, he added, saying that these were provisional […]

Morocco resumes mandatory military service after halt due to COVID-19

Morocco is resuming mandatory military service, which was previously suspended for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The resumption of the military service starting in 2022 was announced to the house of representatives committee of the interior by Abdellatif Loudiyi, Junior Minister in charge of the National Defense Administration. In his presentation before the […]