Is the Polisario Front going to attend the 5th AU-EU summit ? The answer is still unclear for the moment as the separatist movement announced on Friday that it was invited by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission at a time when Ivory Coast, the hosting country, refuses to do so. Details.
Eighteen members of the European Parliament, eighteen others from national legislative assemblies, dozens of trade unionists, dozens of academics and many public figures including Noam Chomsky, Ken Loach and Arundhati Roy have signed a call for international solidarity to demand the release of Hirak detainees, said a communiqué sent on Saturday to Yabiladi. The petition was also supported by the Paris section of the AMDH (Moroccan human rights association), who included the full list of
Four Moroccan nationals were arrested in Gran Canaria, one of the islands of the Spanish archipelago Canary Islands, for raping and sexually abusing a female tourist in an island holiday resort, The Sun reports. The incident occurred on the 26th of December last year, almost one year before the Police managed to catch the perpetrators. The attack was recorded on CCTV (Closed Circuit TV), showing the assailants taking turns to force themselves on the victim. According to the same source a fifth
An Ivorian official told Jeune Afrique on Wednesday that his country refuses to invite «SADR» to the 5th AU-EU summit. On the same day El Moudjahid, an Algerian newspaper, criticized in one of its editorials Morocco and its policy in Africa comparing it to the one adopted by «some European capitals».
Morocco has firmly replied to the «reprehensible, irresponsible, unacceptable and childish» accusations of the Algerian Foreign Minister, said on Thursday the Minister in charge of Relations with Parliament and Civil Society in a press conference. These comments «which included false allegations, will not affect the place of the Kingdom neither in Africa nor in the world», said Mustapha El Khalfi and international institutions, such as the World Bank and
Moroccan women in Dar Bouazza, a municipality near Casablanca, are sowing the seeds to save water and fight against drought. Led by Leila Harris, a Casablanca native, women farmers in the village grow their own 100% organic vegetables. In a video published on 26th of October, Leila speaks about her initiative. «I got engaged and encouraged other women to do the same», she said adding : «I told them to stop buying vegetables when they can grow their own». Helping other
Morocco is the country with the strongest maritime connectivity in Africa, thanks to its strategic positioning, according to a UN study released on Thursday. In 2017, the Kingdom improved its performance scoring 67 points out of 100, ahead of Egypt (54.6) and South Africa (37.4), as reported by the 2017 Maritime Connectivity Index conducted by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). «Morocco has improved its status in the Index thanks to its
The Moroccan passport is ranked 69th in the world according a report issued by the Arton Capital’s Index. Based on the 2017 Global Passport Index, Moroccan nationals are granted visa-free access to 58 countries.
Moroccan Karateka, Sanae Agalmam (kata / -21) won a bronze medal at the 10th World Championships (Junior &Cadets), organized in Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Spain, the Moroccan Royal Karate Federation said on Thursday. This is the first time that a Moroccan Karateka wins a medal in the world championships. To achieve this performance, Agalmam defeated other Karatekas from Luxembourg (4-1) in the first round, England (4-1) in the second round, Japan (3-2) in the quarter-finals before losing to a
The provincial authorities in Al Hoceima have decided to ban all protests scheduled for the 27th and 28th of October after the Hirak National Support Committee called for demonstrations on social media to commemorate the death of Mohcine Fikri said on Thursday a statement issued by the province’s prefecture in Al Hoceima. Calls from anonymous sources and others from outside the province were published recently on social media calling all citizens to participate to demonstrations on