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King Mohammed VI chaired a meeting on the measures to ensure water supply amid a severe drought that left many key dams empty. Speaking at the meeting, water minister Nizar Baraka said dam filling rate dropped to a critical 23.2% so far in January, compared to 31.5% in the same period last year, due to […]
Thousands marched on January 14 to renew their call for an independent Kabylie and denounce the atrocities and rights violations of the Algerian regime there. The celebration of the Amazigh year 2974 took place in the Kabylie region in a gloomy atmosphere amid an intensifying crackdown on the kabylie people under the military regime. The […]
Following a meeting of its security council, Algeria took another self-defeating measure in a series of economic warfare measures against its western neighbout by banning its banks from engaging in financing any imports that engage in transit or transshipment in Moroccan ports. The hostile decision adds to the halt of the gas supply to Morocco […]
With thousands jailed for expressing dissent, destroyed checks and balances and an undermined civil society, Tunisia has backpedaled to autocracy following a crackdown on civil liberties by a president bent on continuing his power grab, Human Rights Watch said. “Tunisia experienced further regression in terms of human rights and the rule of law during 2023 […]
Algeria and its ally South Africa have both ensued a painful diplomatic setback when Morocco won the presidency of the UN Human Rights Council by a comfortable majority of votes. The two resource-rich African countries have waged a campaign against Morocco’s bid using all sorts of propaganda in defiance of an African consensus backing Morocco’s […]
The United States has congratulated Morocco on its election to the Presidency of the UN Human Rights Council for 2024, while committing to strengthening bilateral cooperation for the sake of the promotion of human rights in the world. “My heartfelt congratulations to Morocco and Ambassador Omar Zniber after being elected President of the UNHRC in […]
The diplomatic row between Algeria and Mali ended in disgrace for the Algerian regime which is floundering as it has strained relations with all its neighboring countries. Algeria, controlled by a military junta, is known for its impulsive, frivolous and unstable diplomacy raising serious regional and international concerns. During the past few years, Algeria had […]
Mauritania has hiked customs duty on goods entering the country from the Guerguarat border crossing with Morocco, triggering the wrath of local consumers who see the move as a hit to Mauritanians purchasing power. Most goods transiting through El Guerguarata to Mauritania and the wider West African regions are fresh produce. The hike meant that […]
Algeria’s 2024 budget confirms the country is bent on maintaining a model of rent distribution to buy social peace, wherein the state continues to use oil and gas money in non-productive spending while shunning reforms that could put the economy on a competitive track conducive to a welfare state. Buying social peace by bolstering wages […]
Algeria has been named by the U.S. State Department among the world worst violators of religious freedom. It is the only country in North Africa included in the U.S. black-list. “I have designated Algeria, Azerbaijan, the Central African Republic, Comoros and Vietnam as Special Watch List countries for engaging in or tolerating severe violations of […]