Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on Mauritanian authorities to free former Senate member and opposition leader Mohamed Ould Ghadda, who has been detained for two months on “vague corruption charges”. In a statement, HRW urged Mauritania to set free the opposition leader or grant him “a prompt and fair trial, if they have sufficient evidence […]
Morocco has secured the top ranking for industrial performance in Africa in 2026, surpassing South Africa and Egypt, according to analysis published by L’Economiste. Industry Minister Ryad Mezzour noted that manufactured goods now account for 87 percent of the total value of national exports, consolidating the kingdom’s status as an industrialized state — even as […]
A debate has been triggered in the Moroccan civil society over the need to amend laws incriminating consensual sex between adults after a journalist has been arrested on charges of premarital sex and abortion. The arrest of Hajar Raissouni angered human rights activists at the national and international level who demanded her immediate release in […]
