Militant Islamist violence continues to escalate in the Sahel, shifting southward and westward to increasingly threaten security of coastal West African nations, according to a new report by Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS). Countries like Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger remain at the epicenter of this violent surge, with fatalities and militant activity hitting […]
As violent clashes intensify between Israelis and Palestinians, the U.S. administration has reached out to Morocco for its peacemaking leverage to end hostilities in the region. In this connection, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita this Tuesday. “The Secretary and the Foreign Minister discussed their shared […]
Morocco’s population is ageing with a fertility rate of 1.97 children per woman, head of the planning agency HCP said. Speaking at a presentation on the detailed results of the 2024 census, Chakib Benmousa said the fertility rate is below the 2.1 children per woman, generally believed to be needed to maintain a stable population. […]
