Moroccan singer denied visa to France, despite new policy
Despite a number of encouraging moves from France, including a recent visit of one of its ministers who spoke with...
Martin Jay
Morocco bans UK cattle from entering, due to disease
The Customs and Excise Administration in Morocco has decided to stop imports of cattle from the UK after the discovery...
World food prices reached record high in 2022
Maghrebi countries - in particular Tunisia - will note that the the FAO’s food price index averaged 143.7 points in...
Maghreb’s Role in Combating Al Shabab
Morocco's has just embarked on a new relationship with Somalia, pledging aid and support in a number of sectors. Why...
Morocco claims EU ties under fire amid corruption scandal
After weeks of a total radio silence from the Rabat elite, following revelations that its own government is accused of...
Declan Hayes: Who are the Moroccans, exactly?
Following Morocco’s fantastic run in Qatar’s recent World Cup tournament, the BBC and The Economist separately ran racist articles on who are the Moroccans...
Hafed Al Ghwell: Libya’s greatest fear in 2023? Fatigue
A new year is upon us but for the people of Libya, and the meddlesome congress of external actors desperately...
Nouakchott: Mauritania’s Cultural Capital
Mauritania on January 6th commenced the first events since Nouakchott was chosen as the capital of culture in the Islamic...
Tunisia’s Brain Drain Crisis Under Saied
It seems that the "crossing together from despair to hope and from frustration to work" that Saied spoke about in...
Martin Jay: Can Palestinians in Gaza dream of justice in 2023?
One wonders how long we have to wait in 2023 before a new intifada begins, orchestrated entirely by the Israeli...
Mohamed Chebaro: what’s behind migrants’ rising numbers?
Like many at the beginning of the new year, I have been wondering if 2023 will be better for the...
Borrell visit to Morocco comes with hidden messages
The EU’s top diplomat, who left a meeting with Nasser Bourita in New York in September 2022 with his tail...
Minister Under Fire for Bar Exams Outrage
Nepotism and a culture of handing down jobs to your own family is at the heart of a scandal in...
Rachid Achachi: Is Morocco losing the ‘womb war’ to Algeria?
On a modern battlefield, the diversity of usable weapons is matched only by the limits of the human imagination. Drones, hypersonic...
Tunisia: Minister urges IMF to hand over the bailout cash
Tunisia is about to face very hard times in 2023 and is looking to a 2bn dollar bailout from the...
