Abderrahmane Youssoufi passes away may 29 2020

Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez bags Maghreb Player of 2019 title by France Football

French football magazine France Football has named Algeria’s national football team captain and Manchester City player Riyad Mahrez the Maghreb player of the year 2019 following online votes by football fans. The 28-year old player outclassed Moroccan and Ajax talisman Hakim Ziyech and his national teammate Amy Bensebaini rated third. More than 45,000 fans took […]

Islamic State resurgence in Niger exposes civilian vulnerability — HRW report

A recent surge in attacks by the Islamic State in the Sahel Province (IS Sahel) has left more than 127 civilians dead in Niger’s Tillabéri region, according to a latest report by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The watchdog group described the killings — carried out in at least five separate incidents since March — as […]

ECJ ruling triggers uproar in Europe, attachment to strategic partnership with Morocco reverberates in several EU members

An increasing number of countries in Europe have joined their voice to the European Union to express their strong attachment to their strategic partnership with Morocco, following the ruling issued Friday by the European Court of Justice on the fishing and farming agreements concluded between the North African Kingdom and the European bloc. After the […]