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On the footsteps of Tebboune, Tunisia’s Saied maintains opacity over his second term

Tunisia under Kais Saied is on the footsteps of Authoritarian Algeria. Mimicking Tebboune, Saied uses a rhetoric imbued with conspiracy theories, the threat of the foreign hand and opacity as he seeks a second term. In a speech on the anniversary of the passing away of President Bourgiba, Saied launched a diatribe on the opposition […]

Victory for the RNI, crushing defeat for PJD Islamists in Morocco’s parliamentary elections

Moroccan social democrat party RNI won a slight majority, followed by its PAM counterpart, and conservative Istiqlal in the parliamentary elections in which voters dealt a heavy blow to the PJD. RNI won 97 seats, PAM 82, Istiqlal 78, socialist USFP 35, while MP took 26 seats, the UC 18 and the PJD came eighth […]

Football: Noah Fatar joins Angers Sporting Club; Achraf Hakimi heading to Italy’s Inter Milan

French-Moroccan talent Noah Fatar has signed a three-year deal with France’s League 1 side Angers Sporting Club. The 18-year old forward has refused to sign his first professional contract with Lille Olympic Sporting Club (LOSC), where he was trained. Fatar played the UEFA Youth League three match for LOSC during 2019-2020 season and scored two […]