Morocco's first female prime minister caught between the king, clerics, and feminists
By Basma El Atti October 19, 2026 El Mansouri (left) was named by King Mohammed VI (right) as the country's first female prime minister (Reuters) The Islamic saying "a people who entrust their affairs to a woman will never succeed" has resurfaced in Morocco since King Mohammed VI named Fatima Zahra El Mansouri as the country's first female prime minister. Mustafa Ramid, a former justice minister in an Islamist-led government, cited the saying earlier this month, in a lengthy
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Egypt moves to send troops to help Saudi Arabia
By Ahmed Shawkat October 20, 2026 Credit: Ludovic Marin/AFP CAIRO - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has asked the country's Parliament to authorize the military to help defend Saudi Arabia after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels intensified their attacks on the kingdom, targeting airports and oil infrastructure. Al-Sisi stressed that it would be a defensive mission and only if the kingdom requests assistance. "Egypt will take any measures requested by Saudi Arabia to
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Morocco: new finance minister; foreign, interior ministers unchanged
By Ahmed Eljechtimi October 16, 2026 A view of the parliament building in Rabat, Morocco, September 16, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Ahmed Eljechtimi/File Photo King Mohammed VI of Morocco poses for an official group photograph with government members at the Royal Palace in Rabat, Morocco, October 16, 2026. Moroccan Royal Palace/Handout via REUTERS RABAT, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Morocco's football federation chief and former budget minister Fouzi Lekjaa was app
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EU Expands Migration Cooperation With Eastern Libya
Reporting by Amina Ismail, Editing by Charlotte Van Campenhout and Alex Richardson October 13, 2026 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a press conference, during her visit to Skopje, North Macedonia, October 2, 2026. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski Purchase Licensing Rights BRUSSELS, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The European Union has signed an additional €25 million ($29 million) in funding to expand migration cooperation into eastern Libya, according to a letter fr
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Oct 15
Deadly air strikes highlight Egypt-Sudan border insecuritY
By Mohammad Mansour October 12, 2026 Repeated air raids targeting civilian gold miners reveal deepening regional instability as Sudan’s devastating conflict spills across porous borders. Credit: Mohnd Blal/AP An alleged air strike on a gold mining site in northern Sudan has killed at least 72 workers, according to a rights group, highlighting the severe security vacuum along the country’s increasingly lawless border with Egypt. The Khartoum-based rights group Emergency Lawyer
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Petitioners on Western Sahara Highlight Human Rights Concerns
By United Nations Meetings Coverage and Press Releases October 7, 2026 United Nations Audiovisual Library Give Morocco’s autonomy plan a chance, the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) heard from some petitioners today, even as others underscored that there should be no compromise on the Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination. Western Sahara was inscribed on the list of Non-Self-Governing Territories in 1963. In 1991, the United Nations Mission for
United Nations
Oct 11
Morocco: Surveillance used to silence journalists and activists
Amnesty International 1 October 2026 Credit: Amnesty International Ex-security agent provides rare first-hand insight into how Morocco surveillance system works from the inside. Targets secretly recorded in detention, offices, homes, cars and airports Intelligence services conspired with phone shop owners to sell phones pre-infected with spyware Authorities in Morocco operate an expansive and vast surveillance apparatus that combines digital and analogue tools to track, mo
UNSC To Meet On Western Sahara Ahead Of MINURSO Vote
By Adil Faouzi October 02, 2026 A Moroccan flag stands before the UN Security Council chamber, with desert dunes in the foreground. (Designed by MWN team) For Morocco, the task now is to consolidate the gains secured through Resolution 2797 adopted last year and translate that diplomatic momentum into a lasting settlement. Marrakech – The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will hold two closed meetings on Morocco’s Western Sahara on October 7 and 8, ahead of the October 3
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Algeria Threatens to resume executions after 30 years
Amnesty International 15 September 2026 Photo by RYAD KRAMDI/AFP via Getty Images Algeria’s authorities must immediately abandon any plans to expand the scope of the death penalty or resume executions after more than three decades without carrying one out, said Amnesty International as the government examines amendments to the penal code that would broaden the use of the death penalty. The organization calls on Algeria’s authorities to immediately establish an official morato
Morocco's political parties battle youth disenchantment
By Ahmed Eljechtimi and Alexander Dziadosz September 17, 2026 A view of the parliament building in Rabat, Morocco, September 16, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Ahmed Eljechtimi Summary Governing parties pledge 1 million jobs over next term Monarchy retains overall control of policy direction Analysts say protests and Ceuta border rush signal discontent Few 18- to 24-year-olds have registered to vote RABAT/CAIRO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Morocco’s political partie
Ethnic Groups & Political Boundaries in Africa
By Fauwaz Khan Genocide Watch Mapping Team intern Fauwaz Khan has created an interactive web map that allows viewers to see the ethnic composition of Africa. Selecting an ethnic group, signified by different colors on the map, will show their geographic distribution, present-day countries, and areas where multiple groups overlap, if applicable. To view this interactive map, see the embedded map below or click the image above to open it in a new tab.
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Israeli assault in Southern Syria forces families to flee
By Elis Gjevori and AFP June 29, 2026 Turkiye has condemned Israel’s attacks in Syria, calling them a violation of international law. A man stands near an unexploded artillery shell that fell during an overnight Israeli attack that hit the village of Abdin in Syria's southwestern Deraa province, close to the occupied Golan Heights, on June 29, 2026 [File: AFP] The Syrian government has condemned overnight Israeli attacks in southern Syria, as residents near the occupied Golan
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