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Morocco’s Secretariat of State for Maritime Fisheries has ordered an immediate closure of the southern fishing zone — known as Stock C — to all vessels authorized to harvest small pelagic species, effective through the end of June 2026. The measure targets the protection of juvenile sardine populations identified in concentrations at depths below 50 […]
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Rwanda announced early on Thursday that 164 refugees and asylum seekers were transferred overnight from Libya to Rwanda under an emergency evacuation arrangement. According to the agency, the latest relocation brings the total number of evacuees moved from Libya to Rwanda since 2019 to 2,924. Of […]
Hungary’s Retro Radio drew record audiences with a special live broadcast from the Moroccan Sahara, part of its morning show aired daily from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and followed by nearly 2 million listeners. The exceptional edition, transmitted from Dakhla, sparked unprecedented engagement on social media. The initiative coincided with the Budapest–Bamako Rally, which […]
The U.S. bipartisan draft legislation introduced by congressman Joe Wilson for designating Polisario Foreign terrorist organization (FTO) is gaining momentum with the support of a growing number of U.S. lawmakers. Republican Congressman Zack Nun (Iowa) has joined lately the list of Representatives sponsoring the “Polisario Front Terrorist Designation Act” to impose sanctions against the Algeria-backed separatist […]
Former French ambassador to Algeria Xavier Driencourt and Algerian journalist Daoud Imoulayen urged, in a tribune published in the Journal du Dimanche, France to implement a “radical break” in its relationship with Algeria in 2027, accusing Algiers of persistent hostility and Paris of maintaining an increasingly untenable posture of weakness. The authors sharply criticize the […]
A high-level conference at the Palais des Nations in Geneva placed long-term displacement in Africa at the centre of discussions, with speakers drawing particular attention to the dire humanitarian conditions in Algeria’s Tindouf camps. The event, held on the sidelines of the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council, was convened by several NGOs […]
More than 3,000 civilians displaced from the town of Mustariha in North Darfur are living in dire conditions after attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a local medical group said on Thursday. In a statement, the Sudan Doctors Network said the assault forced families to flee without warning, abandoning their homes, belongings and […]
The United States and Burkina Faso have signed a five-year health cooperation agreement designed to strengthen regional health security in the Sahel and boost Burkina Faso’s ability to manage infectious disease threats, the US Department of State said in a statement. According to the State Department, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) forms part of the […]
King Mohammed VI received, on Thursday at the Royal Palace in Rabat, newly appointed ambassadors to Morocco. The Diplomats handed the Monarch their credentials as plenipotentiary and extraordinary ambassadors of their countries in the Kingdom. The Monarch thus received Ambassador of the Vatican, Monsignor Alfred Xuereb, Ambassador of India Sanjay Rana; Ambassador of Japan, Nakata […]
After several years of hardline pro-separatism diplomacy- marked by ambassador recalls, airspace closures, weaponized gas sales, suspended cooperation and sharp public statements- Algeria is softening its tone trying to mitigate damages through a more pragmatic approach. A series of recent moves with France, Spain and Niger, alongside tentative outreach to Mali, signal a recalibration away […]