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The Nigeria-Morocco Atlantic African Gas Pipeline has crossed a major political threshold after member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) formally signed an agreement endorsing the transcontinental energy project, transforming what began as a bilateral initiative into a flagship regional undertaking. The signing, which took place at the ECOWAS summit in […]
Sudanese authorities have reopened the Khartoum-Medani railway line this Monday after a four-year suspension, following the completion of maintenance and rehabilitation works by the Sudan Railways Corporation. A ceremony was held in Wad Medani, the capital of Al-Gezira State, to mark the restoration of operations on the key railway route, which had been affected by […]
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune concluded a two-day state visit to Germany this week, empty handed as usual, save a series of declarations of intent. At a joint press conference with Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Tebboune was questioned about the deteriorating human rights in Algeria, specifically the case of French journalist Christophe Gleizes, jailed on bogus charges. […]
Five years on, and still no contract, no invoice, no export license, no financial trail, no operations log. What Forbidden Stories has actually produced on July 16, 2026 is not proof but rather a warming up of an unfounded accusation that has never survived a courtroom test. Built on a single unverifiable anonymous source, amplified […]
Morocco’s financial authorities are mobilizing against the rise of internet fraud and cybercrime more broadly. Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM) and the National Financial Intelligence Authority (ANRF) jointly organized a national workshop in Rabat dedicated to combating phishing-type financial fraud, aimed at raising awareness of the risks involved and strengthening prevention mechanisms. The workshop forms part of […]
The far-sighted vision of King Mohammed VI for a developed and self-dependent Africa leveraging its own resources is taking form with the consolidation of South-South cooperation, regional integration and win-win partnership. The Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline project, renamed African-Atlantic Gas pipeline (AAGP), has reached this weekend a milestone with the signing by the Heads of state […]
Eleven dead, ten of them children with no parents left to bury them. Two days on, the Mohammadia orphanage fire has become as much a story about accountability as about tragedy. Across Algerian social media and in parts of the press, the state was severely criticized for its slow response and safety failures. Eleven months […]
Mauritania’s coast guard has rescued 216 migrants in two separate operations off the country’s Atlantic coast, while more than 120 others remain missing after a boat carrying migrants towards Spain’s Canary Islands went missing. In the latest operation carried out over the week-end, the coast guard rescued 179 migrants aboard a vessel that had departed […]
Morocco’s domestic demand is projected to grow 5.9 percent in 2026, moderating to 3.4 percent in 2027, while retaining its role as the principal engine of economic growth, according to the High Commission for Planning’s (HCP) Exploratory Economic Budget 2027. Domestic demand is expected to contribute 6.5 points to GDP growth in 2026 and 3.8 […]
Libya’s Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Salah al-Din al-Namroush, has called for intensified efforts to strengthen the country’s military institution through improved training, organization and adherence to discipline. Speaking at an expanded meeting in Tripoli on Sunday, 19 July 2026, with senior military officials, including branch commanders, the Secretary-General of the General Staff […]