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Human Rights Watch has condemned the decision of the Tunisian authorities to suspend operations of the Tunisian League for Human Rights, a longstanding refuge for human rights defenders. Founded in 1976, the league has been repeatedly targeted since its inception. Many of its leaders were arbitrarily arrested under the governments of both Habib Bourguiba and […]
Sudan has cautioned the African Union fact-finding Mission against publishing a final report on the conflict before hearing from all affected parties. The warning was issued on Wednesday, May 13, during the 87th session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Banjul, where Sudanese officials met with the head of the AU […]
Morocco will suspend imports of soft wheat from June 1 to July 31 after a rainy season that bodes well for this 2025–2026 agricultural season, the national millers’ federation (FNM) said. Morocco’s cereals harvest is expected to more than double to 9 million tons this year. The import suspension aims to protect and encourage the […]
Amnesty International has called on Algerian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all arbitrarily detained journalists targeted for exercising their right to freedom of expression, including Abdelwakil Blamm, Hassan Bouras and Christophe Gleizes. The call came ahead of the 14 May trial of Abdelwakil Blamm on bogus terrorism charges. The Rights Watchdog has also denounced […]
Moroccan and U.S. armed forces said on Wednesday they found and retrieved the body of a second missing U.S. service member who went missing near a cliff after a training exercise near Cap Draa, Morocco. The U.S. Army identified the remains of Specialist Mariyah Symone Collington, 19, an air and missile defense crew member in […]
Morocco U-17 football national team ended their first match at AFCON 2026 with a 1-1 draw against Tunisia. The Atlas Cubs, defending champions, played Wednesday their opener at the Moulay El Hassan Stadium in Rabat. The Carthage Eaglets opened the scoring in the 28th minute through Yahya Jalidi, who gave his team the advantage in […]
Morocco’s National Agency for the Strategic Management of State Shareholdings (ANGSPE) is preparing to launch a major technology project to automate the production of consolidated financial statements for approximately 350 state-owned enterprises and establishments under International Financial Reporting Standards. The project, budgeted at 19.3 million dirhams, will deploy an Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) platform capable […]
Dakhla’s Judicial Police arrested on Tuesday an extremist affiliated with the terrorist organization known as the “Islamic State”, on the basis of information provided by the General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST), the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) announced in a statement. According to preliminary findings of the investigation, the suspect, 22, expressed his […]
Morocco is set to become the first African country to join TV5 Monde governance, which includes France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, Monaco and Quebec. It is a major diplomatic and cultural milestone demonstrating Morocco’s central role in the French-speaking global community, media, arts, business… The move will also strengthen Morocco’s soft-power and nation branding across the […]
Nearly 50,000 people have been displaced in Sudan’s Blue Nile State since the start of 2026 due to ongoing clashes involving the Sudanese Army, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied SPLM-N fighters, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). In a statement issued on Tuesday, 12 May 2026, the IOM said about 49,512 […]