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The Trump administration is reportedly considering the closure of nearly 30 U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide, including six in Africa, in a sweeping effort to reduce federal spending and streamline government operations. According to an internal State Department memo obtained by multiple news outlets, embassies in the Central African Republic, Eritrea, Gambia, Lesotho, the Republic […]
The European Commission has designated seven countries — including Morocco, India and Colombia — as “safe countries of origin,” paving the way for accelerated deportations of failed asylum seekers, despite some ongoing concerns over human rights conditions. Morocco, Egypt, and Tunisia have been major departure points for irregular migration to Europe, particularly across the central […]
Morocco has been classified as a “vigilant player” in the fight against financial crime, according to the 2025 Global Economic and Financial Crime Index published by Secretariat, an Indian risk management consultancy. The ranking comes at a critical juncture as the country works to strengthen its cybersecurity framework following a recent large-scale cyberattack. The North […]
The Hungarian ambassador to Morocco will visit the Sahara following suit of the trips paid by diplomats of other major countries. This sends a strong message to the Algerian junta and its proxy, the polisario separatists. The announcement of this visit was made by foreign minister Peter Szijjártó following talks held Wednesday in Budapest with […]
Mozambique is under increasing international scrutiny following revelations that over 300 people were killed during a violent government crackdown on post-election protests between October 2024 and January 2025. A new Amnesty International report accuses the country’s security forces of unlawful killings, arbitrary arrests, and excessive force, calling the response ‘reckless and unnecessary.’ The protests erupted […]
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) confirmed last month it has closed operations in nine Sub-Saharan African countries following a strategic review, marking a significant retreat from the continent by one of the world’s “Big Four” accounting firms. The affected countries include Ivory Coast, Gabon, Cameroon, Madagascar, Senegal, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Guinea, and Equatorial Guinea, […]
A dispute between Elon Musk and South Africa over his satellite internet company Starlink has escalated into a racially charged standoff, exacerbating tensions between the United States and the Southern African country. Musk claimed on his social media platform X that Starlink was “not allowed to operate in South Africa simply because I’m not black,” […]
The government of Croatia has joined several other European countries in expressing support for the “serious and credible” autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara under its sovereignty, saying the plan is a solid basis for reaching a political and mutually acceptable solution in line with UN Security Council resolutions. The supportive stand was […]
Cybersecurity and anti-virus provider firm Kaspersky said Morocco ranks third among the African countries most targeted by cyberattacks in 2024. “There were 131,580,587 web threats detected in 2024 in the African region, including almost 20 million attack attempts in Kenya, almost 17 million in South Africa, and 12.6 million in Morocco,” the company said in […]
Morocco is set to strengthen its air defense deterrence capabilities with the upcoming acquisition of US-made 600 FIM-92K Stinger Block I missiles. The deal, worth $825 million, was cleared by the State Department with the Defense Security Cooperation Agency saying that Lockheed Martin will serve as the principal contractors for the project. The new missiles […]