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The Confederation of African football has cancelled the first leg of semi-final of CAF Cup match that was scheduled Sunday in Algiers between USM Alger and Moroccan team Renaissance Sportive de Berkane after Algerian authorities refused to release the Moroccan club’s jerseys showing Morocco’s undivided map, including the Sahara. The CAF decision dealt a hard […]
The 2024 Futsal African Cup of Nations held in Morocco April 11-21 ended on an exceptionally high note in Rabat on Sunday, after an exhilarating final that opposed Angola and Morocco, the holder of the title, who trashed Angola 5 to 1 and won its third cup in a row. The Futsal Atlas Lions secured […]
The Kabylia independence movement, MAK, officially declared the rebirth of the Kabyle state at a ceremony in New York, after years of peaceful struggle against Algerian occupation. The independence proclamation took place in New York near the UN marking the ambition of the new Kabyle state to become a fully-fledged member of the international community. […]
Head of Kabylia’s independence movement MAK, Ferhat Mhenni, urged the UN to help the Kabylie people gain its right to self-determination to free itself from the yoke of Algerian occupation. Speaking to participants to the 23rd session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Mhenni urged the inclusion of Kabylia into the UN decolonization […]
The underreported plight of enslaved black people continues in the Polisario-run Tindouf camps, where Algerian authorities abandoned thousands to the mercy of a separatist militia that trades in their sufferings. Slavery is the least reported crime against humanity in the camps where the population held against their will are subjected to harsh living conditions coupled […]
The UN Security Council was briefed on Tuesday behind closed doors by MINURSO Chief Alexander Ivanko and UN Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura on latest developments on the ground, the stands of all parties to the conflict, and the challenges facing the UN-led process to achieve a lasting & peaceful solution to the Sahara issue. […]
More investments in the wood processing industries would be conducive to African industrialization and integration, said the African natural Resources Management and Investment Center. In a report, the center highlighted the transformative potential of wood processing across the continent in terms of boosting growth and offering jobs as well as promoting integrated markets. Wood processing […]
Morocco and Belgium have reaffirmed their strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and national unity of Libya. This position was expressed in the Joint Declaration adopted by the 3rd meeting of the High Joint Commission, co-chaired by Moroccan Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo. In this Declaration, […]
France is gradually tilting towards an outright recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory where it said Paris is ready to back Morocco’s investments. The position to back Morocco’s economic projects in the Sahara was first expressed by French foreign minister Stephane Séjourné in February and reiterated this month by French minister in charge […]
Kenya is seemingly taking the first steps to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory, following the example of the US and nearly half African states. Last week, Kenya appointed its first ambassador to Morocco Jessica Muthoni Gakinya who told MPs she will attract Moroccan investments to her country and promote Kenyan exports. Meanwhile, Kenya […]