Kenyan Finance Minister Henry Rotich

Rome refuses Polisario’s participation in Italy-Africa Summit, another slap on the face of Algerian rulers

The Italian government has excluded the Algeria-backed Polisario separatist group from the Italy-Africa summit, held in Rome, despite the pressure exerted by the Algerian regime which has tried to no avail to buy the support of Rome through discounted gas deals. The Algerian blackmail strategy of weaponizing its gas supplies to get political gains has […]

Federation of Arab Journalists reiterates support to Morocco’s territorial integrity

The Federation of Arab Journalists reiterated, on Tuesday, its support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and to the “autonomy plan within the framework of Morocco’s sovereignty over its entire territory.” In a statement published following the meeting of its General Secretariat and its Permanent Bureau in Dubai, the Federation reiterated its “support to the Kingdom’s territorial […]

Morocco struggles to reduce prisoners’ recidivism

Some 42% of Moroccan prisoners have been re-convicted, showed a study by Morocco’s prison administration highlighting the challenge the country faces to reduce recidivism. Most of those who have returned to prison are aged 25 to 29 years old according to the study which also links re-entry to prison to drug use, low levels of […]