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French President Emmanuel Macron called on Algeria to release prominent novelist Boualem Sansal, who has been jailed by Algerian authorities since mid-November. In keeping Sansal behind bars, Algeria was “dishonoring itself,” Macron told French ambassadors. Macron deplored that Sansal, 75, is denied medical care due to his arrest. “And we, who love the Algerian people […]
Racers participating in the 16th Africa Eco Race Rally, which spans the route from Monaco to Dakar, reached on Saturday afternoon Dakhla for a stop before resuming their journey to Mauritania through Morocco’s desert. This sporting event, held under the high patronage of King Mohammed VI, in partnership with Moroccan Sahara Rally Association, runs from […]
Moroccan expert Khadija Bendam was appointed vice-president of the International Nuclear Society Council (INSC), a global organization that brings together nuclear companies worldwide. As a representative of “Women in Nuclear-Global,” Bendam is the first woman to hold this prestigious position within the INSC, an organization that represents more than 80,000 professionals in the nuclear sector. […]
Spain has announced it set a new record for migrant arrivals in 2024, having received 63,970 people who entered Spanish territory irregularly by land or sea, an increase of 12.5% from a year earlier. Spain received 63,970 migrants and refugees in 2024, according to Interior Ministry data released on Thursday (2 January), of which the […]
The number of suicides among Tunisian migrants in Italian prisons has been rising, raising serious concerns. Former MP and civil society activist Majdi Karbai drew attention to this troubling trend end of December, following the death of a Tunisian migrant in Piacenza prison, located in northern Italy. Karbai, alongside Tunisian NGOs, has been sounding the […]
Ivorian president has announced the withdrawal of French troops from the country’s territory in January, becoming the latest African nation to weaken military ties with its former colonial master. President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire said in his end-of-year speech on Tuesday (31 December) that the French military would hand over control of its Port […]
Morocco is establishing itself as “the future Silicon Valley”, taking advantage of several factors fostering the country’s technological rise, according to the Spanish trade magazine “Paradavisual”. “With growing investment in the startup sector, a young, skilled workforce and support for innovation, Morocco is positioning itself as the future Silicon Valley,” the article titled “Morocco, the […]
A woman born in a Tindouf camp in Algeria and residing in Minorca in Spain has been sentenced by a Spanish Court to two years and six months in prison for self-indoctrination in terrorism, reported the Spanish news agency EFE. The ruling, delivered on December 23, specifies that the defendant had versed in radicalization and […]
Niger’s military government has accused its neighbor Nigeria of acting as a base for destabilizing actions by terrorist groups or French military and of being implicated in sabotaging its pipeline. Relations between Niger and neighboring Nigeria have soured after the former’s foreign minister, Bakary Yaou Sangare, summoned the Nigerian embassy’s chargé d’affaires, accusing his country […]
Spain highly appreciates King Mohammed VI’s efforts to promote progress in Morocco and champion regional stability, President of the Spanish Government said. Pedro Sanchez, speaking to the media on the sidelines of the International Socialist Congress, held on Saturday in Rabat, welcomed the excellent ties between Morocco and Spain, “two brotherly neighboring countries who share […]