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South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, three of the largest maize producing countries on the continent, expect their output to slash this year due to a shortage of rainfall. Heatwaves and drought heavily compromised the maize harvest of the three countries as well as smaller producers such as Lesotho and Botswana, according to recent official reports. […]
Rwanda’s ruling party chose President Paul Kagame as its candidate to run for July presidential elections for a fourth seven-year term. Kagame, 66, has fostered his grip on power in Rwanda since his first election as president in 2003. Since then, he has won two other elections with over 90% of the votes. He is […]
The Long awaited for Algeria episode of the French documentary, J’irai dormir chez vous (I will come to sleep in your house), was aired on Mar 8 revealing a closed-off and impoverished country, where locals are banned by omnipresent police from interacting with foreigners or tourists. The documentary producer Antoine De Maximy has spent two-weeks […]
One of the most dangerous French drug traffickers, Félix Bingui, was arrested on March 8, 2024, in Casablanca by members of the investigation and intervention department of the National Judicial Police Brigade (BNPJ). The 34-year-old French national, who was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by French authorities in connection with criminal networks […]
Peru has praised the Atlantic Initiative, launched by King Mohammed VI, a move aimed at transforming this continental maritime space into a zone of peace, stability, and development. This position was expressed at the seventh edition of the Morocco-Peru Political Consultations Mechanism, held this week in Lima. The edition coincides with the 60th anniversary of […]
United Airlines has signed a deal with Morocco’s tourism authorities to launch a direct air route linking Marrakech to New York. The deal was signed between the airlines and Morocco’s tourism promotion office as it eyes more American visitors to the Red city. United Airlines will be using its Boeing 767-300 with 167 seat capacity […]
Morocco, a country of openness, is “keen” to build bridges between cultures and religions, as enshrined in the Kingdom’s multicultural identity, and reflected in the fundamental provisions of the Constitution, Morocco’s Permanent Mission in Geneva stressed on Friday. This came during a panel on “countering religious hatred constituting incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence,” held […]
France’s Société General plans to sell majority stakes in its Morocco banking activity to Saham, Moroccan media reported. Saham, owned by former industry minister Moulay Hafid Alamy, had reached a deal to buy 57% stake in the French subsidiary bank, Le360 said in an exclusive. The transaction to buy the fourth largest universal bank in […]
The Algeria-backed armed militia of Polisario should be prosecuted for war crimes committed by recruiting child soldiers in blatant violation of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Convention. At a meeting held Thursday on the sidelines of the ongoing 55th session of UN Human Rights Council, participants urged the international community to take firm action […]
The abduction of more than 100 Nigerian school students reportedly occurred in the town of Kuriga in the north-western region. Witnesses stated that armed individuals on motorcycles entered the school’s assembly area around 08:30, taking away students aged between eight and 15, along with a teacher. This incident marks a resurgence in mass abductions of […]