Morocco is positioning digital technology and artificial intelligence (AI) as key pillars of sovereignty, economic competitiveness, and territorial inclusion, Minister Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni said during a lecture at Princeton University in New Jersey. Speaking at the 4th edition of the «Africa Impact Lectures», she stressed that AI is a strategic lever for sustainable development and improved public services in Africa, warning that without strong strategies, the continent risks
From March 21 to 27, the Anti-Racist Group for the Support and Defense of Foreigners and Migrants (GADEM) is launching its series «Autopsy of a Message», aimed at critically analyzing racist content circulating online in the context of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2025). Beyond football, and in connection with the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the initiative seeks to «better understand the mechanisms» behind these narratives,
Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan has been sentenced to 18 years in prison by a Paris criminal court for rapes committed against three women between 2009 and 2016. Tried in absentia and behind closed doors, Ramadan did not attend the hearings, which began in early March. His lawyers cited a hospitalization in Geneva linked to his multiple sclerosis, but a medical assessment found him fit to appear. The court therefore decided to proceed in his absence. On Tuesday, the public prosecutor had
«The Congolese singer and rapper Gims was taken into custody on Tuesday upon his arrival at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport in France, as part of an investigation into organized money laundering», announced the French National Anti-Organized Crime Prosecutor's Office (Pnaco) on Wednesday. The 39-year-old artist, whose real name is Gandhi Djuna, is being questioned under a judicial commission of inquiry in a case managed by the specialized Parisian prosecutor's office. When