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Nantes confronts slave trade legacy through groundbreaking memorial

The French port city of Nantes is facing its complex historical role in the Atlantic slave trade through one of Europe’s most significant commemorative sites. As France’s largest slave-trading port in the 18th century and Europe’s fourth-largest overall, the city’s maritime prosperity came at an immense human cost. The Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery […]

Sahara: France, MINURSO & de Mistura Join U.S. Condemnation of Polisario Attacks on Smara

After the United States, France, MINURSO and UN Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura have also condemned the terrorist rocket attacks launched by the Algeria-backed Polisario armed militias on the Moroccan Sahara city of Smara. “France condemns the attack claimed by the Polisario Front against the city of Smara on Monday, May 5, which left one […]

Morocco on Track to Meet Goal of Creating 500K Industry Jobs by 2020- Official

Morocco is steadily forging ahead with the goal of creating 500,000 jobs in the industrial sector by 2020 as part of the Industrial acceleration plan, said Industry minister Moulay Hafid El Alamy noting that 280,000 jobs have already been created between 2014 and 2017. He said at a press conference that the current pace would […]