Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) research on COVID-19

US billionaire Mark Cuban seeking to invest in Morocco

American billionaire Mark Cuban is looking forward to investing in thriving sectors in Morocco such as Fintech and High-tech, according to several Israeli news outlets. The successful investor is the owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team of the NBA. He became a billionaire in 1998 at the age of 40 when he sold the […]

Tunisia Scraps Law Banning Muslim Women from Marrying Men from other Faiths

Despite opposition from Muslim clerics, Tunisia passed a bill allowing Muslim women to marry non-Muslims in a bid to secure equal rights for Tunisia’s female population as the country forges ahead with its modernization endeavor. The bill overturned a law that required a non-Muslim man who wished to marry a Tunisian Muslim woman to convert […]

Sahara: UN Chief determined to find successor to Horst Köhler

The UN Secretary General is determined to find a new UN Sahara envoy in replacement of German Horst Köhler who stepped down in May 2019 “for health reasons”. The remarks were made by Spokesperson for the UN chief, Stéphane Dujarric, during his latest daily press briefing, reaffirming that filling such an important post is not […]