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Algeria’s shaky regime grips Tunisia like a lifeline, preferring a compliant neighbour to a competitive one; it now treats the country as a de facto wilaya and backs Kaïs Saïed’s tenure to keep Tunis under its influence, says the NY-based Geopolitics magazine. Algeria is locked in an archaic rent-seeking system nurtured by anti-Moroccan nationalism. It […]
African countries experiencing conflict and with highly restricted freedoms and weak democratic institutions, such as South Sudan, Somalia, Zimbabwe or Libya, occupy the bottom of Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). This ranking places Zimbabwe among Africa’s top 10 most corrupt countries, joining war-torn states like Sudan, Somalia, and Libya. With a score of […]
United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nada Al-Nashif, has described as “dire” the situation of human rights in Eritrea where the UN official indicates that many youth are facing forced conscription. Nashif, addressing the Human Rights Council, warned that serious violations of people’s basic freedoms in Eritrea have continued “and show no sign […]
King Mohammed VI on Saturday delivered a speech to the Nation on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People. Here follows the full text of the royal speech: “Praise be to God, May peace and blessings be upon the Prophet, His Kith and Kin Dear Citizens, Today, […]
The International Observatory for Peace, Democracy and Human Rights has denounced the serious human rights violations, repression and abuses committed by Algerian authorities against pro-democracy militants. In a press release issued lately on the occasion of the 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) convening in Geneva, the NGO said despite the concerns […]
The United States has officially welcomed a provisional power-sharing agreement forged by Sudan’s ruling military council and a coalition of opposition and protest groups. The U.S. State Department said in a statement that special envoy for Sudan Donald Booth will return to the region soon. The agreement between the Forces for Freedom and Change and […]
Morocco and Senegal are two old friend countries boasting an enduring and special relationship based on the values of freedom, democracy, enterprise and mutual respect. The two countries are busy working building a modern and model South-South partnership tackling shared challenges and promoting mutual prosperity. King Mohammed VI paid several visit to Senegal wherein he […]
King Mohammed VI stressed Friday the great importance of social justice in Morocco, saying that it is “one of our most important national projects, a reign-long project through which we hope (…) to fulfil our people’s aspirations and expectations while living up to our cultural values”. Achieving social justice is a strategic goal in Morocco, […]
Two years ago, Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution toppled Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali’s dictatorship and ignited the first flames of what would be called the Arab Spring. At the same time, it kindled Tunisians’ hopes and dreams for a better future, a better Tunisia where democracy, freedom and social justice will prevail. Two long years have elapsed, […]
Several developments have marked Egypt’s economic circle from different spheres in recent times leaving negative marks on the country’s desire to revive its economy and political crisis. The Prime Minister Hisham Qandil affirmed that they are dealing with major economic and democratic transition challenges. He added that the government is working on achieving the people’s […]