First Independent Mena Newspaper
The head of Mali’s military junta and the Russian leader were reported to have discussed on the phone security and economic relations between the two countries, just as a new report has highlighted the growing anti-French sentiments in French-speaking Africa that has spread beyond educated urban elites, arguing that the phenomenon could “take lasting root. […]
The United States is increasingly frustrated that Sudan’s warring factions are not taking advantage of talks initiated by Washington and Riyadh aiming to reach a permanent ceasefire as they originally agreed, according to US State Department sources. Therefore, U.S . will decide in the coming days with its partners how to proceed on mediation, a […]
Several petitioners and Delegates of UN members States have voiced unwavering support to the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara under its sovereignty, praising the socioeconomic development achieved in the Moroccan Sahara which enjoying peace, stability and inclusive growth. Addressing the 2023 session of the United Nations C-24 convening in New York, the […]
The World Bank has agreed to provide Morocco $350 million additional funding to support the country’s social protection system, especially AMO-TADAMON destined for vulnerable populations (women, children & people with disabilities) and isolated populations in rural or remote areas. The new loan comes after the $400 million disbursed in 2020 to mitigate the impacts of […]
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the country (MONUSCO), Bintou Keita, has condemned the killing of at least 45 people in the refugee camp of Lala, in Ituri province of central African country by armed militia men […]
The Algeria-backed polisario is a “criminal” and “dangerous” organization for the regional security of North Africa, underlines French expert in geopolitical strategies, Jérôme Besnard, in an article published in “causeur.fr” news outlet. “The polisario is still involved in various forms of trafficking in the desert, contributing thus to destabilizing the Saharan region,” points out the […]
Morocco has voiced its total solidarity with Burkina Faso in its efforts to fight extremism and terrorism and condemned the cowardly attacks targeting the country. “Morocco firmly condemns the cowardly attacks that have targeted Burkina Faso, a brotherly country, and which are contrary to the spirit of tolerance and coexistence that has always marked this […]
The US aid agency, USAID, donated Thursday to Cameroon 11,000 tons of food to help address food insecurity affecting 4.7 million people. Philippe Accilien, the USAID/Country Representative for USAID/Cameroon, took delivery of the shipment from Douala Port and handed it to the World Food Program (WFP) and Cameroonian authorities. “We thank the United States Government […]
Ethiopian soldiers are reported to have foiled on Wednesday June 7 a suicide attack by the armed group al-Shabab at a town of Dollo near its border with Somalia, while the US Agency for International Development (USAID) said a day later it was suspending food aid to the East African country because of the aid […]
Morocco has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to international efforts to combat the terrorist threat, pursuant to the guidelines of King Mohammed VI, establishing a multidimensional approach that combines the achievement of security and peace with the goals of sustainable development and progress. The remarks were made by a senior official of the Moroccan Foreign Ministry […]