mohammed VI Prince Moulay El Hassan in Armistice commemoration nov 2018

Covid-19: RFI hails Morocco’s “very innovative” initiatives to help underprivileged populations

Radio France Internationale (RFI) has hailed Morocco for having adopted multiple initiatives that are sometimes “very innovative” to help underprivileged populations during the COVID-19 health crisis. “Since the onset of the coronavirus crisis, billions of euros have been mobilized by states and international institutions to try to cushion the country from the economic shock. However, […]

Traoré appointed Burkina Faso’s president amid concerns he could ally with Russia

Captain Ibrahim Traoré was appointed president of Burkina Faso on Wednesday (5 October), less than a week after the latest coup that deposed Damiba amid growing violence in the Sahel. The Sahel country plunged into political turmoil on 30 September after the second coup in less than nine months that saw a group of officers […]

Mauritania: Blogger imprisoned for blasphemy set free, goes to Senegal

Mauritanian blogger Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkheitir, initially sentenced to death for blasphemy, “regained his freedom” after more than five and a half years in detention and joined Senegal. He was “francophone Africa’s longest-held citizen-journalist,” stated Reporters Sans Frontières (Reporters Without Borders/RSF), which thanked all those who contributed to his release. The Mauritanian blogger was sued […]