Mauritania has sent its foreign minister to Rabat, a visit that comes at a sensitive security and political moment for Nouakchott. Rabat’s support is crucial to Mauritania’s regional and international ambitions.
Soukaina Boutiyeb is a Casablanca native. When she was 14, she left the Kingdom with her family to settle down in Canada. She is currently the Executive Director of Alliance des Femmes Francophonie Canadienne, an organization that aims at protecting the contribution of Francophone women in their communities and preserving their right to live and fully flourish in French.