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The United States continues the African charm offensive with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen having visited Senegal and Zambia as part of a 10-day trip aimed at rebuilding economic relationships between the US and its partners in Africa. In Senegal, Yellen went to Gorree Island off the west African country’s coast on Saturday and spoke […]
Somali government forces have ended an al-Shabab siege of the Mogadishu mayor’s office and other local government facilities after the al-Qaida-linked extremists stormed the compound in the capital city Sunday January 22. Somalia’s Ministry of Information said, in a statement, security forces shot dead six al-Shabab fighters behind Sunday’s attack on the Banadir Regional Administration […]
Burkina Faso has ordered French troops stationed in the country to leave within one month amid ongoing anti-France sentiment at home. Local media, including National broadcaster RTB and state-run news agency Agence d’Information du Burkina, indicated that the Government made the decision Wednesday to end the presence of France’s military on Burkinabe soil. The government […]
Morocco’s Superior Council of the Judicial Authority (CSPJ) has vehemently condemned on Saturday the unfounded allegations contained in the European Parliament resolution adopted Thursday, January 19, 2023. The Superior Council which held a meeting on Saturday said in a statement it has taken note of the EP resolution which contains serious accusations and allegations that […]
Morocco has strongly condemned the burning of the Holy Koran by Swedish extremists in Stockholm on Saturday, and expressed categorical rejection of this act it described as dangerous. “The Kingdom of Morocco is shocked by the Swedish authorities’ authorization of this unacceptable act, which took place under the eyes of the Swedish law and order […]
Mired in corruption cases, members of the European Parliament adopted a resolution that disrespects Morocco’s judiciary and flouts the rights of rape victims. The resolution turned a blind eye to the decision of the judiciary to indict three Moroccan journalists on rape charges while rehashing biased statements of NGOs that emptied the charges of their […]
Morocco is a neighbor and a strategic partner for Spain and Europe, Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares, said on Friday, stressing that Spain, Europe and Morocco “share vital interests”. “Morocco is a neighbor and a strategic partner for Spain and Europe. We share with Morocco, among other things, the management and channeling of illegal […]
Presidents and directors of institutions working in economic and social development in Al-Quds hailed, Friday in Rabat, the central role of Bayt Mal Al-Quds Acharif Agency in coordinating efforts to support the inhabitants of Al-Quds and preserve the city’s Arab-Islamic identity, in implementation of the social and humanitarian missions of the Al-Quds Committee, chaired by […]
Years of political instability, prolonged violence and humanitarian crisis have left people in Somalia highly traumatized, a new health study said, as the country’s military officials reported Thursday that 69 al-Shabab militants were killed in two separate military operations in southern and central Somalia. Mental or psychological disorder is prevalent across Somalia, with the cases […]
United Nations peacekeepers made ‘gruesome discoveries’ of mass graves containing the bodies of 49 civilians in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after receiving reports of attacks on civilians by a local armed group, the UN said this week. Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for the UN Secretary General, told the media […]