First Independent Mena Newspaper
Morocco was ranked the best North African country for doing business and the third in the MENA region in the annual Doing Business rankings. Morocco has slipped one place, in the report published by the World Bank, taking the 69th position globally out of 190 surveyed countries, far ahead of Tunisia (88th), Egypt (128th) and […]
Algerian authorities have been rounding up sub-Saharan Africans in and around Algiers and have deported more than 3,000 to Niger since August 25, 2017, without giving them an opportunity to challenge their expulsion, Human Rights Watch said. Those expelled include migrants who have lived and worked for years in Algeria, pregnant women, families with newborn […]
Morocco is about to make a major stride forward in space technology in the region and in Africa at large as it is readying to launch into orbit, in just a week’s time, a state-of-the-art satellite, dubbed the Mohammed VI-A Satellite. The satellite, which will make of Morocco a space pioneer in Africa, is set […]
Morocco has recorded a significant harvest of 112,000 tons of all sorts of dates in 2017 as part of achieving the goal of reaching an annual production of 160,000 tons by 2020, up from 90,000 in 2010. To reach that goal, Morocco has integrated developing date palm cultivation in the green Morocco plan. The country […]
Over 20 Algerian media organizations expressed their rejection of the crackdown of Algerian authorities on free media after critical news portal TSA was shutdown by the state-owned internet operator. The media organizations, including websites and news portals, denounced the stifling of the independent press as a violation of the freedom of speech. They rejected the […]
UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Andrew Gilmour said Morocco made significant progress in eradicating torture and all forms of ill-treatment. The UN official also commended Morocco for its support for UN Office for Human Rights (OHCHR) in promoting human rights and combating all forms of violence. Gilmour made the remarks during a meeting with […]
By holding a “Regional Retreat on Migration,” Morocco is spearheading initiatives aiming at reaching a paradigm change in how migration is tackled on the continent. The guiding line is to depart from the security approach in addressing migration issues in favor of a humanistic approach focusing on opportunities and common management. The event, held in […]
Hungarian low-cost airline, Wizzair, has launched, on October 31, a second direct flight between Hungary and Morocco linking the Atlantic tourist hub of Agadir to Budapest. This air route adds to the Marrakech-Budapest link that has been inaugurated by the same airline. The national tourism promotion office (ONMT) explained in a statement that the launch […]
At a time neighboring countries are opening borders, tearing down walls and joining forces to form strong regional blocs, Algerian rulers decide to build a separation wall and deploy high-tech sensor radars along the borders with Morocco. According to press report, the Algerian decision to build a high-tech border wall comes after the announcement that […]
The newly-established G5-joint force, set up by Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger to combat terrorism and transnational organized crime and to promote stability and development in the region is gaining increasing support, given the challenges facing the restive region. While the European Union has already committed $56 million to the Sahel force, on […]