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Algerian Activist Gets One Year Sentence for Criticizing Government on Facebook

Amazigh activist Salim Yezza received a one year suspended sentence after he criticized on Facebook the Algerian government’s treatment of minorities. Yezza criticized the authorities’ discriminatory policy against the Mozabites, an Amazigh or Berber – ethnic minority in the Ghardaia region. The France-based activist was arrested on July 14 at the Biskra airport as he […]

Morocco, Rwanda Agree to Step up Cooperation in Poultry

Morocco and Rwanda have agreed to bolster their cooperation in poultry industry which plays a key role in ensuring food security in the African continent. The agreement was inked, on Wednesday in Kigali, by Mohamed Youssef Alaoui, Head of Moroccan Poultry Federation and Andrew Butare, President of Rwandan Poultry Industry Association. The signatories pledge to […]

EasyJet expands presence in Morocco to meet growing demand

Low-cost airline EasyJet has announced plans to establish in Marrakesh its first-ever base in Africa. With three aircraft based in the “Red City”, the company will offer its clients a permanent, year-round operation, serving 24 European destinations starting spring 2026. In the first year, easyJet will offer a record 4 million seats to and from […]