First Independent Mena Newspaper
The separatist Polisario Front caused uproar during the preparatory ministerial meeting for the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9), scheduled for August 24-25, 2024, in Tokyo, after some of its members infiltrated the meeting despite not being invited. Japan did not invite the so-called “SADR” or the Polisario, and the official list […]
Often described as the rising star in the French political scene, French-Moroccan Karim Bouamrane stands as a strong candidate for the position of Prime Minister in France. Born in 1973 to Moroccan immigrant parents, Karim Bouamrane, the current socialist mayor of Saint-Ouen, had an exceptional journey that is leading him to the position of Prime […]
Head of the Kabylie independence movement MAK, Ferhat Mhenni, rejected the recent recycled accusation of terrorism used by the Algerian regime to crackdown on independence activists at home. In an interview with le360, Mhenni- who is based in exile in Paris- highlighted the peaceful character of the Kabyle independence struggle as scores are being jailed […]
U.S. Forbes magazine has lauded the decision of King Mohammed VI of Morocco to pardon 4,831 people convicted, prosecuted, or wanted in cases related to cannabis cultivation, saying the move is an important step toward strengthening Morocco’s position in the global legal cannabis market. The royal pardon was made on the occasion of the 71st […]
Morocco is commemorating this Tuesday August 20 the 71st anniversary of Revolution of the King and the People, an epic in the history of Morocco and a decisive step towards the recovery of the Kingdom’s independence. This historic event serves, if need be, as a reminder of the Moroccan people’s unwavering determination to defend their […]
Since the death of Mandela, South Africa’s ruling party, the ANC, has failed to deliver on its promises at home, opting instead to gear attention to foreign issues, such as the Sahara issue opposing Morocco to Algeria’s Polisario proxies. After the end of apartheid, the ANC as an ideological movement sought to perpetuate its struggle […]
Since the advent of the Tebboune/Chengriha duo, Algeria had only a sole diplomatic success: vassalizing Tunisia and molding it into its own image of an autocracy with a one-man show election. Tunisia’s strong man kais Saied has reduced Tunisia into a vassal state acting on orders from Algiers. His regime has even allowed Algerian agents […]
The U.S. Institute of Peace has affirmed that the Sahara conflict is over, saying that France’s recognition of Moroccan sovereignty is a decisive step toward putting an end to this conflict which is undermining regional stability and economic integration. In an analysis focusing on latest developments of the Sahara issue, Thomas Hill, USIP expert in […]
The Algerian regime has reached out to Niger’s military rulers to mend broken relationship in a bid to shore up its eroding influence in Africa and counter Morocco’s significant inroads across the Continent, especially in the Sahel. According to some analysts, Algeria’s U-turn and overture to its southern neighbors are unlikely to succeed because the […]
Africa’s exports increased by 16.8% in 2023 compared with a year earlier, reaching US$665.4 billion, whereby this significant growth was primarily driven by minerals and IT services, according to a recently published Africa Export Competitiveness Report 2023. According to the report, the world economy recovered considerably from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2023, as the total […]