Moroccan & Mauritanian FM nasser Bourita and Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed

Morocco’s crackdown on trafficking networks reduces flows to Spain

The number of migrants reaching Spain dropped in the last three months thanks to Morocco’s crackdown on migrant trafficking networks, said migration and border control director at Morocco’s Interior Ministry Khalid Zerouali. Some 25,000 migration attempts were foiled between January 1 and May, Zerouali told Reuters in an interview. He denied claims in Spanish media […]

Sudan Approves 2026 Emergency Budget as Government Resumes Work in Khartoum

Sudan’s Sovereign Council and cabinet approved the 2026 emergency budget on Wednesday, marking their first joint meeting in Khartoum since the conflict erupted in April 2023. The Sovereign Council said the meeting followed the return of the military-led body and the “Government of Hope” to the capital. Information Minister Khalid Aleisir confirmed that the budget […]

Egypt: Constitutional Court nullifies government’s right to dissolve NGOs

Egypt’s Supreme Court has cancelled a parliament bill allowing the government to dismantle Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that it accuses of getting foreign funds or aligned with outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. State-run MENA news agency reported the court’s Saturday decision, which ruled unconstitutional a recent civil society law that granted the ministry of social affairs the right […]