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Niger’s military regime scraps smuggling law
Niger’s military regime signed a decree on November 25 that revokes a law stopping sub-Saharan migrants smuggling into Europe, reports AP. Niger is a key route for sub-Saharan Africans attempting...
COP28 president denies claims that UAE did dirty deals
COP28 started as a media fiasco which blew up in the face of the boss behind the entire environmental talk shop in the UAE. But the warning signs were there...
Libya sends over 200 migrants packing
Libya’s authorities deported hundreds of migrants back to Chad and Niger on November 29, according to Africa News. In what was a joint effort from Libya’s rival factions, 248 undocumented...
Morocco’s King calls for ceasefire and two-state solution
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI stated on November 29 that only a two-state solution would resolve the conflict between Israel and Palestine, reports The Arab Weekly and agencies. The monarch also...
Algeria passes law ensuring press freedom
In what was hailed as a big step forward with regards to Algeria’s press freedom, the country’s National Council passed a law that would offer protection to journalists, reports the...
Moroccans continue to voice anti-Israel views in Casa
Despite Rabat’s continued normalisation of ties with Israel, Moroccans are emphasising that they want nothing to do with the Middle Eastern state, reports Africa News. The anti-Israel message was clear...
Geopolitics
Graft
Tebboune praises Algerian judiciary despite political trials
Algeria’s President sung his praises of the country’s judicial system on November 6, reports Asharq Al-Awsat and agencies. Abdelmadjid Tebboune turned his attention to the...
Tunisian football chief arrested in corruption scandal
Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) President Wadie Jary was arrested on October 26 as part of an investigation into suspected corruption, reports TRT. The country’s Ministry of...
Former Mauritanian president might get 20 year prison term
Graft allegations against a former Mauritanian president have finally reached a critical point, reports AFP/Africanews on October 24th. A Mauritanian prosecutor requested a 20-year prison...
Libya: Sacked diplomat to Belgium detained
Libya’s prosecutor general called for the detention of Libyan Ambassador to Belgium , Amel Jerary on October 3, according to the AFP. The news of...
Transparency rules unveiled after “MoroccoGate” graft
The EU Parliament has passed stricter laws on transparency rules following accusations that some Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) were involved in the Qatar...
Politics
Top official says Libya closer to elections
Disputes about how to proceed with the election process, tribal clashes which have resulted in militiamen being killed by rival groups and international players intervening...
Dutch leader who called Moroccans “scum” sweeps polls
Dutch anti-EU far-right populist Geert Wilders, who has vowed to halt all immigration to the Netherlands, scored a major victory in parliamentary elections on November...
Tunisia: Trade unionists fight back against arrests of members
Four Tunisian trade unionists were arrested on November 20 as President Kais Saied continues his brutal crackdown of dissident voices, reports Africa News. On November...
Morocco has plans to “rehabilitate” its Atlantic coast
In what is a reaction to what hes describes as a manouevre of his opponents when it comes to the contentious issue of the Western...
French Algerian activist sentenced to 10 years for ‘escape’
A French-Algerian activist has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaving Algeria without the permission of the authorities, reports The New Arab and...
Libya: Haftar seeks to shutdown influence of GNU’s Dbeibah
Warlord Khalifa Haftar is attempting to diminish the influence of the Government of National Unity’s (GNU) Prime Minister Abduhamid Al-Dbeibah in southwestern Libya, reports the...
Tabloid
Dutch leader who called Moroccans “scum” sweeps polls
Dutch anti-EU far-right populist Geert Wilders, who has vowed to halt all immigration to the Netherlands, scored a major victory in parliamentary elections on November...
Palestinian singer faces full force of the law in Israel
Israeli forces arrested Nazareth-based Palestinian singer Dalal Abu Amneh over social media posts in which she expressed her solidarity for the people of Gaza, according...
Morocco has high hopes for international dwarf tournament
Morocco’s Short Stature Football team will seek to replicate the recent success of the men’s national team as the international dwarf football competition got underway...
Hollywood actors plead Biden to stop the Gaza slaughter
Hollywood is now getting in on the Gaza crisis, or at least a group of actors who are having trouble sleeping at night watching the...
Morocco France bedbug crisis attracts laughter and concern
France’s bedbug problem has become a contentious issue as the government announced that it would carry out emergency meetings on the matter, reports France 24,...
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