(MENAFN) On Thursday, two members of the US House of Representatives formally introduced legislation in Congress seeking to classify the Polisario Front as a terrorist organization. The proposed bill reflects escalating concerns over the group's...
(MENAFN) The United Nations is preparing to reduce its global peacekeeping presence by roughly a quarter in the coming months due to severe funding shortfalls, largely stemming from a lack of U.S. financial contributions, news agencies reported on...
(MENAFN) The United Nations is set to reduce its peacekeeping forces by roughly a quarter in the near future due to budget shortfalls, particularly stemming from insufficient financing from the United States, according to reports. A senior UN...
Introduction Sustaining food security in North Africa,1 is a complex and evolving challenge, influenced by the region’s arid climate, limited water resources, and sparse arable land. In response, efforts to enhance food security by governments,...
Introduction The Middle East and North Africa has the potential to become the world’s largest renewable energy-producing region. Solar energy is MENA’s most abundant renewable energy resource. The Sahara Desert, which covers the majority of North...
President of the Pan-African Parliament, His Excellency, The Right Honourable Chief Fortune Charumbira, Members of the Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament, The Speaker of the Transitional National Assembly of Gabon, HE Jean-François NDONGOU,...
President of the Pan-African Parliament, His Excellency, The Right Honourable Chief Fortune Charumbira Members of the Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament The Speaker of the Transitional National Assembly of Gabon, His Excellency Jean-François...
Introduction Morocco is a leader in the development of renewable energy among the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The distinguishing feature of Morocco’s renewable energy sector is that its accelerating growth is...
North African states are turning long-standing diplomatic relationships into new opportunities for leverage, using migration flows, energy supplies, and security partnerships as bargaining chips. These new tactics and strategies are reshaping...
(MENAFN) Algeria has formally annulled a long-standing agreement that allowed French diplomatic and service passport holders to enter the country without visas, escalating a worsening dispute with Paris. The move follows what Algiers described as...
On October 3 2025, the EU and Morocco concluded an amendment (‘the amendment’) to the EU-Mediterranean Agreement (‘the association agreement’). With the approval of the Council it is already being applied provisionally pending entry into force....
The environmental problem in Africa is massive and growing every day. As Monique Walker puts it, the tragic dilemma is that “although Africa is the continent that contributes to the earth’s environmental change, it is the most vulnerable to its...
Eleven months after the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) again annulled the EU-Morocco trade deal for including occupied Western Sahara without Saharawi consent, the European Commission and Morocco suddenly unveiled a new agreement that they claim...
Key messages conveyed by the King Approval of four draft organic laws Finance Bill 2026 The Moroccan market shuns bearish sentiment International agreements and new appointments The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, presided over the meeting of the...
In the SADC region’s independence-led nations, entrenched parties face corruption, voter distrust and economic challenges. Johannesburg, South Africa, July 27: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses representatives during the Liberation...
Morocco will increase spending on health and education to nearly 140 billion dirhams ($13.6 billion) under its 2026 draft budget, up from about 128 billion dirhams in 2025, as part of efforts to respond to youth demands for better services and...
Rabat – France has renewed its steadfast support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara. French ambassador to Morocco Christophe Lecourtier renewed his country’s position in a speech during the opening of a...
France wants to be a partner in the development of Morocco’s Western Sahara for the benefit of local populations aspiring to a brighter future under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, said Christophe Lecourtier, France’s Ambassador to Morocco. In...
In March 2023, the Israeli firm Netafim—a global provider of drip irrigation technology—opened its first Moroccan factory in the city of Kenitra. Wahid Aguertite, a farmer, walks among orange trees dried out by drought on Morocco’s southern plains...
The evolution of the Western Sahara conflict The Sahrawi Movement for Peace as a third way Spain's key role in the resolution New perspectives for Sahrawi self-determination Regional repercussions of the conflict The diplomatic scenario towards...
