First Independent Mena Newspaper
The fierce repression carried out by Algeria’s ruling junta against activists in Kabylie was evidenced again this week when militant poet Samir Mokrani was sentenced to two years in prison for his peaceful activism in favor of the autonomy of Kabylie. The conviction of Samir Mokrani, Monday February 6 by the court of Tizi Ouzzou, […]
The trafficking of counterfeit medicines in the countries of the Sahel leads to the death of 270,000 people a year, revealed the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). In its most recent report, UNODC highlights the consequences of the intense trafficking of counterfeit medicines in the countries of the Sahel, fueled by the […]
Trade between Germany and Morocco reached €4.9 billion in 2022, according to the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Morocco (AHK Morocco). “2022 marks a milestone for Morocco-Germany economic cooperation, which is now taking on a new dimension,” the AHK Morocco said in a statement. “Thus, total German-Moroccan bilateral trade reached €4.9 billion in […]
The ruling Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) expressed on Monday its “satisfaction” with the results of the 12th high-level meeting between Morocco and Spain, held in Rabat on February 1 and 2. “I express our satisfaction with the summit and the meeting held last week in Morocco,” stressed PSOE spokeswoman and Minister of Education and […]
Italy has become the latest country to join the US-led Mineral Security Partnership (MSP), announced in June last year, whose aim was to add ethical values to the entire critical minerals and batteries value chain. The announcement was made by the US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, Jose Fernandez, […]
King Mohammed VI sent a message of condolences and compassion to the President of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, following the violent earthquake that struck the southeastern regions of his country, leaving thousands of casualties and injuries. In this message, the King expressed sadness at the news of the terrible earthquakes which struck the southeastern part […]
The lack of employment more than religious belief is what is driving people to join fast-growing extremist groups in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a report by the UN Development Program (UNDP) based on interviews with hundreds of former fighters across East, West and the Horn of Africa. The new UNDP report’s findings thus challenge traditional […]
Dozens of Sudanese protested in the capital Khartoum Monday (6 February) against “normalizing” diplomatic relations with Israel, after last week’s surprise visit by the Israeli foreign minister. The demonstrators held banners blaming Sudanese military leader Abdul Fattah al-Burhan for committing a “betrayal,” chanting “no normalization” with Israel. The protest comes only days after an official […]
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Mali Tuesday (7 February) for talks with its junta leaders who only two days earlier ordered the rights chief with the UN peacekeeping mission in the country to leave for expressing views against Russia’s Wagner Group in Mali. Lavrov’s visit of fewer than 24 hours will be his […]
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to receive Wednesday February 06 in the Ivorian capital of Yamoussoukro the Félix Houphouët-Boigny-UNESCO Peace Prize which she was awarded last year. Audrey Azoulay, Director of UNESCO and Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara will hand the award to the former German state woman during a ceremony, the state-run news […]