First Independent Mena Newspaper
The Royal Navy intervened on Tuesday to ensure the medical evacuation of two foreign ships near the port of Mohammedia. A cargo ship named “Linden” suffered an engine failure on Tuesday morning, 2.5 kilometers southeast off the city’s port, according to a press release from the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces, which noted […]
The International Criminal Court is preparing to issue arrest warrants for individuals allegedly responsible for grave human rights violations in Sudan’s West Darfur region, amid an ongoing civil conflict that has lasted 19 months. ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan’s announcement comes as violence continues to intensify in the region, with systematic attacks occurring on a daily […]
The Egyptian Parliament has strongly rejected any proposals to relocate the Palestinian people from their land, calling such actions a “grave threat” to regional security and stability. Speaker Hanafi Gebali addressed the issue in a parliamentary session on Monday January 27, emphasizing that the Palestinian cause is not a simple territorial dispute but a matter […]
37 suspected members linked to major terrorist organizations, including ISIS and al-Shabaab, were arrested in a joint counter-terrorism operation with Afripol, international police agency Interpol announced on Monday (27 January). ISIS, Al-Shabaab and other terrorist organizations, which have strongholds in some countries on the continent, have suffered significant setbacks following a large-scale Interpol raid that […]
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio commended the leadership of King Mohammed VI in advancing regional and global peace and security. This came in a statement released Monday in Washington following a phone call Marco Rubio had with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita. The newly-sworn US Secretary of State stressed the importance of the […]
The Final Draw for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025 was held on Monday evening in Rabat at a colorful ceremony attended by President of the Confederation of African Football Patrice Motsepe, the heads of the football federations of the 24 countries to participate in the AFCON 2025, and several personalities […]
This year, Africa is poised for modest economic growth, with recovery driven by the continent’s major economies, says a new UN report, with the AfDB projecting an annual growth rate of 4.3%, up from 3.7% last year. Nigeria, Egypt, and South Africa are expected to spur economic growth on the continent in 2025, according to […]
President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, said that the Morocco-2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) draw will be “exciting,” and that this 35th edition will be the most successful in the competition’s history. “The 2025 AFCON draw, which will be held on Monday evening in Rabat, will be exciting. Everyone expects […]
The United Nations chief announced he has appointed Hanna Serwaa Tetteh of Ghana as the global body’s new envoy to Libya, replacing Senegal’s Abdoulaye Bathily who stepped down last April. The former foreign minister of Ghana, who more recently has been Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s special representative to the Horn of Africa, is the 10th person […]
Tunisian lawmakers are currently deliberating a controversial draft law that would allow the deportation of “irregular” migrants to their home countries, as tensions rise around anti-migrant sentiment and xenophobic conspiracy theories. This proposal comes after the Government claimed to have successfully repatriated over 7,000 migrants “voluntarily” last year. However, human rights groups have voiced concerns, […]