Facing a wave of social and political protests, Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed's regime is being propped up by Algeria, which sees its main ally in the North Africa-Sahel region at risk. Its key asset: the Polisario.
The Polisario Front was recently (...)
The National Interest is the latest international publication to focus on the Polisario Front's alleged ties to terrorism. Its article comes just days after the Spanish daily La Vanguardia examined the group's dangerous connections with extremist (...)
On Monday, June 10, Morocco and France launched the joint naval exercises «SEA BORDER 25», which will run until June 20. These exercises involve eight countries from the 5+5 Defense Initiative: Spain, France, Italy, Libya, Malta, Morocco, (...)
Morocco is making significant strides on the international stage, according to the Elcano Global Presence Index 2025, where it ranks 52nd globally. The index measures countries' international influence across economic, military, and soft power (...)
Data from Spain's 2024 National Security Report reveals that over 13,000 irregular migrants departed from Moroccan shores en route to Spain, making Morocco the second-largest departure point after Mauritania, which recorded more than 25,000 (...)
Morocco remains a pivotal and sensitive hotspot on irregular migration routes across the Middle East and North Africa. In 2024, hundreds of migrant deaths and disappearances were recorded along its borders. These figures reflect a continued surge in (...)
Morocco dominates the African Business list of the top 20 largest listed companies in North Africa. This ranking, part of Africa's Top 250 Companies for 2025, reveals that the six largest listed companies in North Africa are all Moroccan.
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After several days of silence following attacks from Algerian public television, the United Arab Emirates has issued a firm response. In an editorial published by the daily Al Bayane, Abu Dhabi denounces Algeria's ongoing hostility since the opening (...)
In its second year, a multidisciplinary scientific project currently being conducted by Moroccan and French researchers in Tinmel is uncovering exceptional artifacts related to the construction of the Almohad civilization (1121 – 1269). This project (...)
Morocco has moved from the «medium human development» category to the «high human development» category in the 2025 Human Development Index, released today by the United Nations Development Programme, ranking 120th globally.
The 2025 Human (...)
Algerian public television launched a scathing attack on the United Arab Emirates on Friday, May 2, accusing the Gulf nation of a «dangerous media escalation». The broadcaster described the UAE as an «artificial state» that had «crossed all red (...)
In the 2025 Reporters Without Borders ranking, Morocco saw a slight improvement in the Press Freedom Index, moving from 129th to 120th place globally. Despite this progress, the media in Morocco continues to face significant challenges, particularly (...)
Adopted by the Council of Ministers on April 20, Algeria's draft law on general mobilization signals a significant shift in the country's security policy. It calls for the recall of reservists, centralized oversight by the Ministry of Defense, and (...)
On Tuesday, Algeria secured a seat on the African Union's Peace and Security Council, representing the North African region for a three-year term. The country succeeds Morocco, which held the seat during the previous mandate.
The victory came in the (...)
The Executive Council of the African Union will convene for an extraordinary session this Tuesday, April 15, with the election of a new member to the Peace and Security Council (PSC) representing the North African group on the agenda.
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Can Morocco succeed in having the Polisario Front listed as a terrorist organization by the United States? As tensions escalate in the Sahara and the Sahel, Rachid Benlabbah, a Moroccan academic and specialist in Sahara and Sahel studies at the (...)
The U.S. Army announced on Wednesday, via a press release, the official launch of the African Lion 2025 exercise, set to begin on April 14 in Tunisia. This is the flagship annual exercise of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM). Additional (...)
Morocco ranked first in the Maghreb and second in Africa for readiness in advanced technologies related to artificial intelligence, according to a report by UNCTAD. The report also noted that the kingdom's programmer base grew by 35 percent between (...)
The Moroccan men's futsal team has climbed one spot to reach sixth place in the world rankings. On the women's side, Morocco made a remarkable leap of 18 places, according to the latest rankings published by FIFA on Friday.
Despite losing 7.6 points (...)
A study published in Nature uncovers a previously unknown North African genetic lineage from the African wet period, around 7,000 years ago. By analyzing ancient genomes from Taforalt (Morocco) and Takarkori (Libya), the researchers reveal (...)
The United Nations' «Sustainable Development Solutions Network» released its annual report on «World Happiness for the year 2024», ranking Morocco 112th globally.
Coinciding with the world's celebration of the International Day of Happiness on March (...)
Spain's cooperation strategy with Africa, titled «Spain-Africa 2025-2028: Working Together Through a Strategic Partnership», makes no mention of Western Sahara or the «Sahrawi people». This omission has sparked criticism from certain political (...)
Algeria presents itself as merely an observer in the Sahara conflict, yet it treats the dispute as a key determinant of its foreign policy and works to diplomatically undermine Morocco. However, the ongoing shifts in the positions of international (...)
Cairo hosted a Morocco-Libya meeting on Tuesday, attended by the foreign ministers of both countries. «On the sidelines of the Extraordinary Arab Summit on Palestine, Mr. Nasser Bourita met today in Cairo with the Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs (...)
The British government has issued new travel recommendations for its citizens visiting Maghreb countries. Despite the terrorist risk, Morocco is considered relatively safer compared to Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania, and Libya.
The United Kingdom (...)