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With tax hikes and living costs in Kenya and Nigeria rising sharply, ordinary people in both countries are feeling the strain — as a result, Nairobi braces for more anti-government protests that are happening despite the government warning it would not tolerate further unrest after earlier demonstrations turned violent. Kenya’s government closed schools in Nairobi […]
The Moroccan-Russian relations and the 2023 Russia-Africa Summit due in St. Petersburg July 27-29 were at the center of talks held Wednesday in Moscow between Moroccan ambassador to Russia Lotfi Bouchaara and deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov. The two parties also discussed bilateral political dialogue on regional issues of common concern, said the Russian foreign […]
Israel’s decision to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara is a “major boost for the peace in the Middle East,” British Conservative MP Liam Fox said on Wednesday. The vision and commitment to peace by King Mohammed VI and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will take bilateral relations to a new high and send a strong […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a mining deal worth $1.9 billion for which the Gulf country will develop several mining fields. The deal was signed Monday with state miner “Société Aurifère du Kivu et du Maniema”, “Zawya” reports, citing a statement from the Congo’s President Felix […]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday asked permission from the International Criminal Court (ICC) not to arrest his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, after latest South African media reports confirmed that the Russian leader will indeed attend the BRICS summit in South Africa. Following the arrest warrant issued by the ICC against Putin, accusing him […]
The United States has reaffirmed its unequivocal position in support of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara, two days after Israel made a similar move. Speaking to the media, spokesman for the State Department Matthew Miller said the US recognition of the Sahara as part of Morocco “has not been changed.” He also said the US […]
King Mohammed VI has said that Israel’s “important” decision to recognize the sovereignty of Morocco over its Sahara and to favorably consider the opening of a Consulate in the city of Dakhla is “both just and far-sighted.” This came in a message that the Sovereign has addressed to the Prime Minister of Israel Benyamin Netanyahu. […]
Morocco and Spain have conducted a joint security operation that led to the arrest of two sympathizers of ISIS, one in Nador and one in the city of Lérida. Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), acting on information provided by the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), arrested on Wednesday a follower of ISIS […]
Parts of Africa and the Middle East will likely feel the impacts of Russia’s latest decision to withdraw from a pact that allowed Ukrainian grains to leave Black Sea ports. The Black Sea grains deal, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey last July, which has allowed more than 30 million tons to be exported […]
The United States provided Tunisia with four T-6C training aircraft in a move to support the North African country’s Defense ministry’s efforts to enhance the air forces’ ability to meet security challenges and humanitarian needs. Imed Memich, the Defense minister, was quoted in a statement by his department as saying that the new aircraft would […]