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Morocco urges peaceful transition in Mali

Morocco has expressed concern at the latest political and social tensions in Mali urging a peaceful transition. “Morocco calls on all parties and political actors in Mali to take into consideration the best interest of the country, stability, peace and the aspirations of the Malian people,” the foreign ministry said in a statement. Morocco urges […]

Four Moroccan writers withdraw from UAE competition over pact with Israel

Four Moroccan writers, who previously applied for the Sheikh Zayed book award, announced their withdrawal from the competition in protest over the normalization of diplomatic ties between the UAE and Israel. The Israeli-UAE deal stirred mixed reactions in the region between countries that welcomed the deal such as Egypt, Oman, Bahrain and Mauritania and those […]

East Africa’s hunger emergency, with 42M facing crisis as food insecurity triples, IGAD warns

More than 42 million people across six East and Horn of Africa countries are facing acute food insecurity in 2025, according to a grim new report from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). The Regional Focus of the 2025 Global Report on Food Crises, released Tuesday (16 September), reveals that Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, […]