First Independent Mena Newspaper
The number of endangered rhinos poached in Namibia reached the highest level on record in 2022, as twice as many animals — 87 compared to 45 — were killed in 2021, official government data showed on Monday (30 January). Africa’s rhino population has been decimated over the decades to feed demand for rhino horn, which, […]
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrived in Harare to pomp and fanfare on Monday (30 January) for a two-day visit and talks with his Zimbabwean counterpart, Emmerson Mnangagwa, aimed at cementing economic and political ties between the two countries that are both close allies of Russia. Mnangagwa and hundreds of singing and cheering ruling party supporters […]
The U23 national soccer team is, Friday morning, at the Rabat-Salé airport waiting for the official authorization to take off to Constantine to take part in the African Nations Championship (CHAN), which will be held from January 13 to February 4, 2023. “We are at the airport and we are still waiting for the official […]
South Africa will use its chairmanship of the BRICS group of leading emerging economies — comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — to focus on advancing African interests, the country’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has said. South Africa has just taken over the chairmanship of the BRICS — a bloc widely seen as an […]
Armed men Monday (2 January) attacked a civil defense post in a small southwest town in Mali in what was a rare attack near the capital Bamako, killing five people, Mali’s security ministry has said. The ministry said in a statement Tuesday (3 January) the unidentified armed individuals attacked the defense post in the town […]
Warm homecoming for a group of Jewish students from Montreal! A visit to Bayt Dakira (House of Memory), a Jewish Museum located in the heart of the medina of Essaouira, in the presence of the King’s Counselor, André Azoulay.
Pakistan has invited Morocco to take part in the 8th Naval Exercise Aman (Peace) to be organized in February next year by this South-Asian Muslim country. The invitation was extended during a visit paid by Chief of Pakistan Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi to the North African Kingdom, according to press reports. During […]
King Mohammed VI, of Morocco, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and Prince Moulay Rachid, received on Tuesday in the Throne Room at the Royal Palace in Rabat, the members of the National soccer Team, after their brilliant performance in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. This audience reflects the high solicitude of His […]
Rabat prepares to celebrate the return of Morocco’s national squad that enchanted millions of Moroccans and billions around the world after a memorable run in Qatar 2022 World Cup. Led by national coach and former Morocco international Walid Regragui, the Atlas Lions ended in fourth place stunning on their way highly ranked European teams such […]
U.S. defense company L3Harris has announced a $29 million contract to provide smart weapon release systems to Morocco, Bahrain and Jordan, three allies of the United States. The L3Harris system gives F-16 pilots more firepower and expands their missions. The Bomb Release Unit (BRU)-57/A allows F-16s to carry two smart weapons on each system instead […]