Journalist of Moroccan Origin Souad Mkhennet

Senegal PM Sonko Seeks Trial Review That Barred Him From 2024 Presidential Race

The legal battle surrounding Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has entered a pivotal new phase. His lawyers filed this week a request for a review of his July 2025 defamation conviction, which had rendered him ineligible to contest the 2024 presidential election. The appeal targets the case brought by former Tourism Minister Mame Mbaye Niang […]

Morocco set to promote Sahara as hub for West Africa

The new development model for the southern provinces ushered by King Mohammed VI has geared investments in infrastructure that aim at making of the Sahara a hub for Sub-Saharan Africa. In total, $7 billion were allocated to the Marshall plan for the Southern provinces over the 2016 – 2023 period. The 683 projects planned for […]

“Unimaginable horrors’: UNHCR calls for more protection of vulnerable migrants in Africa

Conflicts in Sudan and across the Sahel region have compromised protection for migrants who continue to face “unimaginable horrors” on major migration routes to Europe, according to new report from the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). Although the location of the major migration routes is well known, no immediate assistance, shelter or information about the dangers […]