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The humanitarian crisis in Burkina Faso has reached a critical point as over 2.5 million internally displaced people struggle to find safety and support, particularly in the capital city of Ouagadougou. The military government’s stance on displacement has created a complex web of challenges for those seeking refuge from widespread violence. In the capital, which […]
Spain has announced it set a new record for migrant arrivals in 2024, having received 63,970 people who entered Spanish territory irregularly by land or sea, an increase of 12.5% from a year earlier. Spain received 63,970 migrants and refugees in 2024, according to Interior Ministry data released on Thursday (2 January), of which the […]
Six people have died, and 28 others survived a shipwreck off the coast of Mauritania, marking one of the deadliest maritime tragedies in recent months. The incident occurred on Sunday, December 22, 2024, as sub-Saharan migrants, all Malian nationals, attempted to reach Europe aboard a small boat departing from Nouadhibou, Mauritania’s second-largest city. The High […]
Kenya is grappling with a surge in gender-based violence, logging more than 7,100 reported cases since September 2023, according to official data. Among these are 100 documented murders of women just since August. The new figures include the story of Sarah Wambui, who was brutally attacked by her husband of 20 years. She suffered 38 […]
The humanitarian crisis in South Sudan’s displacement camps has reached an alarming level as thousands of Sudanese refugees, fleeing a brutal war, endure worsening conditions and a rapidly escalating cholera outbreak. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) issued a stark warning, on Monday, December 23, describing the situation as “totally overwhelming.” Every day in December 2024, over […]
King Mohammed VI has instructed a review of the family code in line with Islamic precepts and universal values which introduces amendments protecting the social and economic rights of the Moroccan family. Following widespread consultations, the committee in charge of elaborating the new code provided the broadlines to the media, in line with royal directives […]
Food insecurity is exacerbating in central and western Africa with 40 million people currently struggling to feed themselves, the World Food Programme (WFP) said. The WFP said in a recent report food insecurity would surge to affect 53 million people by mid-next year. The people suffering “emergency levels of hunger” rose to 3.4 million, that […]
Casablanca municipality announced on Friday its new membership at the global network C40 Cities, a collective of nearly 100 cities committed to climate action. The municipality stated in a press release that Casablanca has become the 14th African and first North African city to join the network. Casablanca’s membership was approved at the C40 Steering […]
King Mohammed VI called for speeding up the advanced regionalization process so that it can act as a lever for economic and social development and help address development challenges, unequal growth and regional disparities. In a message to participants at the 2nd National Conference on Advanced Regionalization held in Tangier December 20-21 , the King […]
Several UN experts are convinced that it is just a matter of time before the designation of the Algeria-backed Polisario separatist group a terrorist organization, resulting in its expulsion from the African Union. The Polisario militias are armed, funded, and sheltered by the Algerian junta in Tindouf camps. This terrorist organization and its anti-semitic leaders […]