First Independent Mena Newspaper
Morocco and Egypt have emerged as the primary African recipients of European Investment Bank financing in 2025, as the EU’s financial arm deployed a record €3.1 billion across the continent through its international development branch, EIB Global — representing one third of the institution’s total disbursements outside the European Union. The investment drive, aligned with […]
Morocco and Portugal have agreed to step up cooperation and exchange experiences in personal information protection, a sensitive and critical issue in the current challenging digital world with the rise of Artificial Intelligence. The agreement was inked lately in Lisbon by Heads of Morocco’s National Commission for the Protection of Personal Data Protection (CNDP) and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
It is very hard to believe that France-24 TV channel does not verify the authenticity and accuracy of its sources through a combination of traditional journalistic standards and modern, technology-driven investigative techniques. This international channel, which is funded by the French foreign ministry, has been caught red-handed again spreading fake news against Morocco. In its […]
Achraf Hakimi’s lawyer sharply criticized a French court’s decision to send the Morocco international to trial over an alleged rape dating to February 2023, arguing the referral rests “solely” on the complainant’s account and claiming she impeded investigators and failed to provide any evidence or witnesses. In a written statement, attorney Fanny Colin said the […]
The European Union on Tuesday reiterated its solidarity with Ukraine during a diplomatic event in Nouakchott marking the fourth anniversary of the start of the Russo-Ukrainian War. In a statement, the EU said ambassadors from the “European Group”, alongside representatives of the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan, expressed their continued support for Ukraine […]
A high-level event on the role of National mechanisms for implementation, reporting, and follow-up (NMIRFs), organized on the sidelines of the 61st session of the HRC, held February 23–March 31, was convened in Geneva under the charmanship of Morocco’s Interministerial Delegate for Human Rights Mohamed Elhabib Belkouch. The event, held under the theme “Moving the […]