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Morocco has introduced a groundbreaking organizational model for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025, giving each of the 24 participating teams its own dedicated base camp, a first in the tournament’s history. Unlike previous editions where squads often shared hotels, Morocco’s plan provided every team with a fully privatized five-star hotel and an adjacent […]
The United Kingdom government has imposed visa restrictions on arrivals from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after Kinshasa failed to agree to measures enabling the return of illegal migrants and foreign national offenders. Under the move, fast-track visa processing for Congolese nationals will end, while preferential access for VIPs and politicians has been withdrawn, […]
A group of political parties currently in the process of formation has raised concerns, on 22 December,2025, over prolonged delays in the issuance of final legal documents required to operate officially, despite meeting all legal and administrative requirements under the Law on Political Parties. And its implementing decree. In a joint declaration, the parties said […]
Egypt’s digital exports climbed to $7.4 billion in 2025, marking a 124 per cent increase from $3.3 billion in 2018, Communications and Information Technology Minister Amr Talaat announced on Monday, 22 December 2025. The minister said the surge has underpinned sustained annual growth of 14–16 per cent in the ICT sector, with outsourcing exports doubling […]
In the early hours of Sunday, 21 December, a group of armed men attacked KwaNoxolo tavern in Bekkersdal, 46 km west of Johannesburg, killing nine people and injuring at least ten others. Around 12 gunmen in a white minibus and a silver sedan opened fire on patrons and continued shooting randomly as they fled. Some […]
Egypt has repatriated 2,635 of its citizens from Libya since the start of 2025, the Foreign Ministry announced on Monday, December 22 as part of ongoing efforts to protect Egyptians abroad. Of those repatriated, 1,132 were from Tripoli and western Libya, and more than 1,500 from Benghazi and the eastern region. The ministry highlighted close […]
Morocco’s National Agency for Public Equipment (ANEP) currently manages a portfolio of 3,062 public building construction and rehabilitation projects valued at 54 billion dirhams ($5.4 billion), according to announcements following its board of directors meeting. The agency completed 1,125 public infrastructure projects in 2025 at a cost of 25.12 billion dirhams. Minister of Equipment and […]
Scientists at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University are pioneering a revolutionary approach to cancer treatment that could transform how doctors combat the disease that claims nearly 10 million lives annually worldwide. The Optics & Photonics Center team at UM6P is developing plasmonic photothermal therapy using gold nanoparticles to target and destroy cancer cells with precision. Dr. […]
Egypt’s Armed Forces have dismissed social media claims alleging that military officers were granted unlawful privileges, describing the reports as a coordinated misinformation, drive by hostile actors abroad. In a statement issued on Sunday, 21 December, the military said the circulating documents were falsely attributed to the institution and deliberately included names of retired or […]
More than 107,000 Sudanese civilians have been displaced from El-Fasher and surrounding villages in North Darfur amid worsening insecurity, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Sunday, December 21. According to the UN agency, an estimated 107,294 people, representing about 24,221 families, fled the area between Oct. 26 and Dec. 8, after the paramilitary […]