First Independent Mena Newspaper
Evoking the colonial origins of Algeria’s current borders is a taboo issue in Algeria that can send those who venture to tell the truth to jail. That was the fate of Boualem Sansal who said in an interview with a French TV channel that western territories of today’s Algeria have been part of Morocco. Sansal […]
The Palestinian Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs, Sheikh Mohammad Mustafa Mohamed Najm, praised, on Monday in Ramallah, the prominent role of King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, in supporting the resilience of the Palestinian people and protecting Islamic holy sites, particularly the Al-Aqsa Mosque. During a meeting with Morocco’s Ambassador to Palestine, […]
Barrick Gold, the second largest gold mining company globally, said it mulls stopping production at its mine in Mali if the ban on shipments was not lifted. The company made the threat in reaction to measures by Bamako authorities to renegotiate the permit in order to have a bigger share of operations in the gold […]
Kenyan president William Ruto has received the most votes and has thus become — together with Nigerian president Bola Ahmed Tinubu — one of the top five 2024 finalists for the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) ‘Person of the Year’ award. Ruto received an unprecedented number of 40,000 nominations for ‘Person of the […]
Morocco’s leading port operator, Marsa Maroc, plans to invest in the capital of Djibouti’s Damerjog Oil FZE, which is funding an east African oil and gas terminal and pipelines. Marsa Maroc has created a subsidiary dubbed Marsa Maroc International Logistics to oversee its African expansion. The new company will run the Djibouti investment through its […]
The Republic of Ghana has decided to suspend its diplomatic relations with the Polisario Front, according to an official document sent Tuesday from Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration to Morocco’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ghana also confirmed it would promptly notify, via diplomatic channels, the Government of Morocco, the African Union, and […]
Since the ousting of Syrian president Bashar Assad, there has been a surge in Russian air and maritime traffic to Libya, where Moscow seeks a new Mediterranean hub. Flights increased from the Syrian Hmeimim base to Al Khadim’s airbase in the Libyan desert, where Russia was transferring its military equipment, according to data analyzed by […]
Mali’s security forces said they have arrested two individuals in a special operation, one of whom is a prominent and leading figure in the Islamic State group’s Sahel branch. Malian army, which has been fighting an Islamist insurgency for years, has also reported that several fighters from the terrorist group were killed on Saturday (4 […]
French President Emmanuel Macron hailed on Monday the “unprecedented ambition” of the partnership built with Morocco during his recent state visit to the Kingdom, at the invitation of King Mohammed VI. “One of the highlights of recent months has been what we managed to build with His Majesty King Mohammed VI during the state visit,” […]
French authorities arrested three Algerian influencers on social media who threatened to use violence against Algerian regime’s opponents in France. The arrest signals that France will take seriously the calls for violence emanating from figures with ties to the Algerian regime, which has mobilized many influencers to smear and attack opposition figures. A spate of […]