Migrants

Libya Tops North Africa’s Corruption Index

International Anti-Corruption Day was celebrated all across North African earlier this week with dismal news on the fight against bribery. Overall, the latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) from Transparency International showed little to no improvement in graft around the region. For example, in Libya, the situation got even worse when the country was ranked as […]

France mulls ending visa-free entry for Algerian diplomats, officials

France is considering imposing visa requirements on holders of Algerian diplomatic passport, amid a brewing crisis that prompted French officials to vow to retaliate against what they considered as a series of Algerian disrespect, which included arbitrary arrests of a dual-national novelist, instigation of diaspora, and refusal to admit nationals expelled from France for spreading […]

Morocco’s King wins outstanding achievement award of CAF’s President

The Outstanding Achievement Award of the President of African Football Confederation (CAF) was granted this year to King Mohammed VI in recognition of the Monarch’s contributions for the development of sport at home and across Africa. The trophy was handed over by CAF President Patrice Motsepe to minister of national education and Sports, Chakib Benmoussa […]