First Independent Mena Newspaper
Concern has grown in both the United Kingdom and Egypt after it was disclosed that Alaa Abdel Fattah, a British-Egyptian activist, has suffered severe health complications while being held in an Egyptian prison. Having engaged in a hunger strike exceeding fifty days, Abdel Fattah is suffering repeated vomiting and signs of internal inflammation, his family […]
Human Rights Watch has denounced the harsh and unfair sentences issued lately by a Tunisian court against political opponents of the authoritarian regime of Kais Saeid. Prison sentences of up to 66 years were handed down to 37 politicians, businessmen, and lawyers in politically-motivated sham trials, said HRW, decrying quash unfair proceedings. The Tunis Court […]
Police at Morocco’s Mohammed V international airport arrested on Monday evening a Tunisian national flagged by Interpol, following a Red notice issued by French judicial authorities, security sources said. The 47 year-old suspect was arrested shortly upon arrival on a flight from Tunisia. A check of Interpol’s database revealed that he was wanted by the […]
Morocco has launched an ambitious MAD 28 billion ($2.8 billion) “Airports 2030” investment program aimed at more than doubling its passenger capacity to 80 million annually by the end of the decade, Transport and Logistics Minister Abdessamad Kayouh announced. The centerpiece of the plan is a new Casablanca airport constructed on 800 hectares adjacent to […]
The Casa Anfa urban development project is rapidly transforming western Casablanca, turning the site of the city’s former airport into a vibrant new district that combines residential areas, business centers, and extensive green spaces. Spanning 350 hectares, this ambitious project managed by the Urban Development Agency of Anfa (AUDA), a subsidiary of Morocco’s CDG Group, […]
President of Ghana, John Mahama has expressed on April 22 disappointment at the decision by Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), calling the move “regrettable.” Speaking at the launch of ECOWAS’s 50th anniversary celebrations in Accra on Tuesday, Mahama emphasized that diplomacy should focus on […]
Maroc Telecom company has partnered with Visa Corporation to enhance digital payments and financial inclusion in Morocco and across the African subsidiaries of the major telecommunications company in the North African Kingdom. Thanks to this partnership, the users of MT Cash, Maroc Telecom’s Mobile Money solution, will benefit from the Visa payment services. This strategic […]
A new incident at El Msabihia Primary School in the Souk Jedid delegation has raised alarm over the safety of school infrastructure in Tunisia’s Sidi Bouzid governorate. On Tuesday, April 22, two pupils were injured when a section of a wall at a water point suddenly gave way while they were drinking. One girl reportedly […]
Kenya is set to become East Africa’s largest economy by 2025, overtaking Ethiopia, according to new projections from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF forecasts Kenya’s GDP will reach $132 billion, surpassing Ethiopia’s projected $117 billion. This shift is driven by divergent economic strategies. Ethiopia’s decision to devalue its currency, the birr, by over […]
In a ruling that has stirred political controversy across Ivory Coast, a national court on Tuesday (22 April) disqualified opposition leader Tidjane Thiam from running in the country’s October presidential election, citing the loss of his Ivorian nationality. Thiam, former CEO of Credit Suisse and newly appointed leader of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast […]