Category: Headlines

Mauritania: Reporters without Borders blasts internet blackout in wake of elections

June 26, 2019

Reporters without Borders (RSF) has condemned the cutting off of internet in Mauritania as part of moves to suppress protests that erupted following the victory ... Read More

King Mohammed VI Appoints New Ambassadors; a Woman Scholar Goes to the Vatican

June 26, 2019

King Mohammed VI received, on Tuesday at the Royal Palace in Rabat, several new ambassadors and handed them their appointment Dahirs.   For the first ... Read More

Frontex Commends Morocco’s Efforts to Secure Borders’ Stability, Fight Illegal Migration

June 25, 2019

Executive Director of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), Fabrice Leggeri, has commended the efforts made by Morocco to ensure stability at borders ... Read More

AU: The False Excuse of Algerian Smaïl Chergui for not Attending PSC Meeting in Morocco

June 25, 2019

The African Union Commissioner for Peace & Security, Smail Chergui, has apparently snubbed the meeting of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African ... Read More

Morocco-Mauritania: King Mohammed VI Voices Firm Determination to work closely with President-elect Ghazouani to Strengthen Ties

June 25, 2019

King Mohammed VI has voiced his firm determination to work closely with the Mauritanian President-elect Mohamed Cheikh Mohamed Ahmed El Ghazouany to strengthen the fruitful ... Read More

Morocco lowers representation at Bahrain’s Conference

June 25, 2019

Morocco lowered its representation at the Bahrain workshop on economic portion of President Trump’s Middle East plan, the foreign ministry said. An employee of the ... Read More

Morocco’s BCIJ Dismantles New Terror Cell Near Marrakech

June 25, 2019

The Central Bureau for Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) dismantled on Tuesday a pro-ISIS terror cell made up of four people aged between 25 and 40.   ... Read More

Senegal: President’s brother resigns amid petro-scandal

June 25, 2019

Aliou Sall, the brother of Senegalese President Macky Sall on Monday announced his resignation from La Caisse des Depots et Consignations, a financial institution he ... Read More

Russian defense minister lauds Egypt’s fight against terrorism

June 25, 2019

Russian defense minister Monday hailed Egypt’s combat against terrorism noting also that the most populated Arab country plays a “key role in resolving political and ... Read More

Telecom: France’s Orange eyes Ethiopia’s 100m-strong market

June 25, 2019

France’s leading telecommunications company Orange is eying an investment in the sector in Ethiopia. Orange is one of the leading contenders seeking to benefit from ... Read More