Asia Headlines International Morocco

Moroccan-Israeli defense cooperation reviewed in Rabat

Rabat hosted this January 16-17 the first meeting of the Monitoring Committee for Moroccan Israeli Defense Cooperation. the General Staff of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces (FAR) said in a statement that the meeting was held in accordance with “high instructions” from King Mohammed VI, the supreme chief and chief of General Staff of FAR. […]

Headlines Maghreb Tunisia

Tunisia: Ex-President Moncef Marzouki urges army to topple incumbent Kais Saied

Moncef Marzouki, a Tunisian former President, in exile in France, has called on the army to remove incumbent President Kais Saied and to restore power the people. In an interview with Doha-based al Jazeera, Marzouki stressed that the army’s responsibility is determined by the preservation of the homeland, and not by the person of Saied. […]

Egypt Finance Headlines

Egypt: Launch of Erada microfinance to provide financial services to SMEs

The Sovereign Fund of Egypt (TSFE) and Etisalat Egypt have launched Erada Microfinance to provide access to a wide range of financial services to micro and small enterprises (MSEs). Erada uses financial technology (FinTech) and provides access to a diversified set of innovative financial products for MSEs to expand their businesses, Mubasher.info reports. The partnership, […]

Columns Headlines International Maghreb Morocco Opinions

Closer Morocco-Israel ties hinge on Sahara, Jerusalem Post

Israel has to openly recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory in order to upgrade its ties with Rabat following the resumption of ties in the wake of Abraham accords, wrote Ilan Berman on the Jerusalem post. Morocco and Israel resumed their diplomatic ties in late 2020 after a trilateral deal that included the US […]

Asia Headlines International Maghreb Morocco

Yemen reaffirms recognition of Moroccanness of Sahara

Speaker of Yemen’s House of Representatives Sultan Said al-Barkani has reaffirmed his country’s steadfast support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and full sovereignty over its entire Saharan territory. He voiced the supportive stand during the meetings he held separately Monday in Rabat with Moroccan peer Rachid Talbi Alami and Speaker of the House of Advisors Enaam […]

Europe Headlines International Morocco

Commandery of Faithful, token of peace & security in Morocco *

The institution of the Commandery of the Faithful constitutes for the Jewish and Christian communities established in Morocco a token of peace, security and conviviality, said, Monday in the Vatican, the ambassador of the Kingdom to the Holy See, Rajae Naji Mekkaoui. Speaking at the Pontifical Gregorian University, the ambassador highlighted the centrality and role […]

Africa Community International

Burkina Faso: search underway for 50 women abducted by jihadists in restive Sahel region

Security forces are searching for at least 50 women that were abducted by suspected Islamist extremists in Burkina Faso’s insurgency-hit northern Sahel region, a regional governor said Monday, January 16. The women were kidnapped on January 12-13 while in the countryside gathering wild fruit near the town of Arbinda in Soum province, Lt. Col. P.F. […]

Africa Energy International

Cyril Ramaphosa scraps Davos plans over energy crisis at home

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has cancelled plans to take part in World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos because of the energy crisis affecting the country. Vincent Magwenya, spokesman of the South African president said Ramaphosa will remain home to hold talks with Eskom and political leaders. Earlier reports said he would lead a government […]

Africa Energy Headlines International

Africa offers new solutions to avoid risks derailing net-zero energy transition — WEF report

Ahead of its annual meeting taking place in Davos in Switzerland, the World Economic Forum (WEF) says that short-term fixes to the energy crisis including subsidies and coal consumption could imperil the transition to net-zero, while proposing several solutions that have a special resonance in the context of some African countries, such as Senegal and […]