Protest against candidacy of Bouteflika for 5th term in Algeria

Eid Al Mawlid Annabawi : King Mohammed VI grants pardon to over 600 convicted individuals

On the occasion of Eid Al Mawlid Annabawi, commemorated in Morocco this Monday Sept.16, corresponding to Rabii Al Awal 12 (Hegira calendar), King Mohammed VI has granted pardon to 638 individuals convicted by various courts of the Kingdom, the Ministry of Justice announced in a statement. The Ministry of Justice, which unveiled the list of […]

Sahel policy needs revision after Europe failed to bolster democracy there — EU’s top diplomat

Despite the €600 million spent by the European Union on training security personnel in the Sahel, the countries in the region had “failed to bolster democracy,” the head of EU diplomacy Josep Borrell has admitted in the wake of a series of recent coups, the latest of which were in Niger and Gabon. Speaking at […]

Morocco-Elections: And the Winner is……Morocco, Democracy

The legislative elections held on Friday October 7, 2016 unfolded in normal, smooth conditions. These were the remarks of the over 4,000 national and foreign observers who monitored the polls which they described as fair, honest and transparent and were not disrupted by any incident. Nearly 30 political parties run for these parliamentary elections, the […]