Morocco & Rwanda sign agreements oct 2020

Supporter of Gender Equality in Inheritance Resigns from Morocco’s Religious Scholars League

Muslim feminist figure, Asma Lamrabet, presented her resignation from Morocco’s league of religious scholars (Rabita Mohammedia) because of her vanguardist stands in support of gender equality in inheritance, an advocacy that drew to her the criticism of ultra-conservatives in the North African country. “I have officially presented my resignation from the center that I headed […]

Morocco-2021 Elections: US Embassy congratulates Morocco

The United States Embassy in Rabat has congratulated Morocco on successfully holding the general elections this Wednesday sept. 8. This came in a tweet posted on the embassy’s website page this evening. “The United States Embassy congratulates the Kingdom of Morocco on successfully holding general elections today,” tweeted the embassy. “Our shared commitment to democratic […]

UN counter-terrorism chief warns of ISIS’ surge in Africa, calls for global action

A senior UN counter-terrorism official has warned about the escalating threat level that the Islamic State (ISIL/Daesh) and other related terrorist groups pose to West Africa and particularly the Sahel amid the growing political unrest and instability in the region. Vladimir Voronkov, head of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), in a briefing to the […]