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Mali and Niger have renewed long‑standing accusations that Algeria is exporting terrorism into the Sahel by sheltering, enabling and indirectly sustaining armed groups that carry out attacks south of its borders. Although Malian and Nigerien officials stopped short of explicitly naming Algeria this time during remarks at a regional security forum in Senegal on Monday, […]
Morocco’s national credit guarantee institution, Tamwilcom, has partnered with International Finance Corportation (IFC) to expand access to finance to small & medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including women-led businesses, agricultural enterprises, and firms operating within supply chains. Under the partnership, IFC will provide Tamwilcom $300 million risk-sharing facility (RSF) to enable the Moroccan lending institution to diversify […]
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday, April 21 reported that nearly four million displaced people have voluntarily returned across Sudan, though inadequate basic services and damaged infrastructure risk undermining the sustainability of these returns. Most returnees have settled in Al Jazirah and Khartoum, despite widespread destruction and limited access to essential services. IOM […]
Prince Moulay Rachid presided over the opening ceremony of the 18th edition of the Salon International de l’Agriculture au Maroc (SIAM) in Meknès on Monday, launching an event that will run until April 28 under the theme “Sustainability of Animal Production and Food Sovereignty.” The Salon, held under the High Patronage of King Mohammed VI, […]
Moroccan authorities have arrested 800 in a new operation targeting irregular migration in the country’s northern forests, Moroccan media reported, as Rabat continues efforts to curb repeated attempts to cross into Europe. The latest operations focused on forested areas and coastal zones between Tangier and the prefecture of M’diq-Fnideq, near the enclave of Ceuta, a […]
International donors pledged €1.5 billion to address the deepening humanitarian crisis in Sudan, during a high-level Conference held in Berlin (Germany). The Summit, co-hosted by Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the United States, alongside the African Union and European Union, brought together representatives from 55 countries and dozens of international organizations. Approximately half of the […]
Spain is set to regularize nearly 500,000 undocumented migrants under an exceptional measure aimed at easing labor shortages and supporting economic growth, a move expected to largely benefit Moroccan nationals, the country’s largest foreign community. Moroccans could account for around a quarter of those eligible under the scheme, according to estimates cited by the Moroccan […]
Rabat is set to come alive with an exceptional cultural season. Under the High Patronage of King Mohammed VI, the Moroccan capital will officially launch, on April 24, 2026, the festivities of “Rabat UNESCO World Book Capital 2026,” a major event that will coincide with the 31st edition of the International Publishing and Book Fair […]
Morocco arrived at the 14th edition of the Marché des Arts du Spectacle Africain (MASA) in Abidjan not merely as a participating nation but as guest of honor — and it made every minute of that distinction count. The biennial showcase, held in Abidjan under the theme ‘performing arts as a tool of economic and […]
Germany’s development agency GIZ and the Moroccan leadership network We4She launched the INEFF initiative — Inclusion économique des femmes dans les secteurs du futur — on the sidelines of the recently concluded GITEX Africa 2026 in Marrakech, introducing a targeted call for expressions of interest from Moroccan companies willing to embed gender equality into their […]