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Khartoum is facing a sharp rise in epidemics and childhood diseases as nearly three years of conflict have crippled Sudan’s healthcare system, local authorities reported on Tuesday. The April 2023 war has triggered severe medicine shortages, destroyed medical infrastructure, and disrupted basic services. In the sixth week of 2026, the state’s Emergency Operations Centre recorded […]
The United States is gradually stiffening its stance toward the Polisario Front and its main backer Algeria, as congressional initiatives and diplomatic moves converge into a more assertive posture, according to developments outlined by lawmakers and officials. At the heart of the shift is a renewed legislative drive to compel the administration to formally review […]
Morocco is sharing its experience of Green Energy Park, a solar energy testing, research and training platform, with Côte d’Ivoire. The Moroccan solar energy research platform is located in the green town of Benguerir. It was developed by the Institut de Recherche en Energie Solaire et Energies Nouvelles (IRESEN) with the support of the Ministry […]
Morocco and Bahrain agreed to deepen political coordination, including during their upcoming consecutive terms on the UN Security Council, as both countries highlighted a reinforced strategic partnership during high-level talks in Laayoune. Speaking after a session of the joint Moroccan-Bahraini commission in Laayoune, Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita said the relationship rests on “solid foundations,” […]
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit, who returned to Juba on Monday following the African Union’ 39th Ordinary Summit in Addis Ababa, firmly ruled out any further delay to the planned December 2026 general elections. During deliberations of the African Union High-Level Ad Hoc Committee for South Sudan (C5), Kiir presented a report on the […]
Bahrain has reiterated its steadfast support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and its full sovereignty over its Sahara, and commended King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, for his steadfast support of the Palestinian cause. This stance was expressed in a joint Communiqué issued following the 6th Morocco-Bahrain Joint High Committee, held Monday in Laayoune. […]
Morocco and Bahrain have agreed to enhance their cooperation ties through the signing of several agreements in agriculture, animal breeding, food security, Customs services and social security . The agreements were sealed during the 6th meeting of Moroccan-Bahraini High Commission held Monday in Laâyoune under the co-chairmanship of Moroccan FM Nasser Bourita and Bahraini peer […]
Morocco continues modernizing its military equipment with the acquisition of TREVA-30, a tactical recovery and evacuation vehicle (ARV) developed & manufactured by Excalibur Army of the Czechoslovak Group. The vehicle is designed for military use (recovering tanks, APCs/IFVs, trucks, etc.), civil rescue, firefighting, and heavy engineering tasks. It is powered by a nearly 400 kW engine and built on Tatra Force […]
The United States has opted to appoint a chargé d’affaires rather than a full ambassador to succeed Ambassador Elizabeth Aubin, a decision that sends a clear signal about the current state of bilateral relations between Washington and Algiers. Mark Schapiro, appointed by Trump, has been selected to head the US diplomatic mission in Algeria. He […]
FIFA is increasingly being drawn into a widening governance crisis in African football after revelations from the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) chief of referees suggested that officials were instructed to overlook mandatory sanctions during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final. The controversy, coupled with CAF’s notably lenient response toward Senegal, has triggered a […]