After legal battle, US sends eight detainees to country it has advised citizens not to visit due to crime, conflict.

The men are immigrants from Cuba, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar and Vietnam. One man is of South Sudanese origin.

In the dead of night, with no transport, Nafisat delivered her third child...

At the invitation of Prime Minister of Egypt Mostafa Kamal Madbouly, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang will pay an official visit to Egypt from July 9 to 10. ......

In the age of online information, it can feel harder than ever to stay informed. As we get bombarded with news from all angles, important stories can easily pass us by. To help you cut through the noise, every Friday Index publishes a weekly news roundup of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression. This week, we look at the complete shutdown of USAID, and the imprisonment of a French football journalist in Algeria. The end of an era: USAID closes its doors After six decades, USAID ? the world#8217;s largest humanitarian aid agency ? has been completely shut down. Following an increasing number of funding cuts, restrictions and staff layoffs that left it with only 20%...

Download logo The IAEA, in cooperation with Algeriarsquo;s National Nuclear Safety and Security Authority (Autoriteacute; Nationale de Sucirc;reteacute; et de Seacute;curiteacute; Nucleacute;aires ndash; ANSSN), hosted the first national workshop on nuclear law in Algiers since the country enacted its...

Download logo On His own behalf and on behalf of the Moroccan people, HM the King extends His warmest congratulations and best wishes for good health and happiness to President Trump, and to the...

The Working Party on Collaboration and Cooperation in Tuna Fisheries (WPCCTF) from the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC), met in Mauritius to continue its work on strengthening regional cooperation for the effective management of tuna fisheries and other highly migratory fish in the region. The 13th Session of the WPCCTF brought together during two days (17-18 June 2025) 11 from the 12 SWIOFC countries - Comoros, France, Kenya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa and Tanzania. Partner organizations, namely the World Bank, the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC),...

Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO Plc) (www.GTCOPlc.com), Africarsquo;s leading and most profitable Financial Services Group, has recorded a significant milestone in its growth and expansion journey with the successful admission of its Ordinary Shares to the Equity Shares (International Commercial Companies Secondary Listing) category of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange. This historic achievement makes GTCO Plc, the 1st Financial Services Institution in West Africa to dual list its Ordinary Shares on both the Nigerian and London stock exchanges, and subject to certain...

Download logo Ecuador reaffirmed on Friday in Rabat that the Autonomy Initiative represents the basisrdquo; to resolve the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara. This...

Download logo The Kingdom of Morocco and the Republic of Ecuador reiterated on Friday in Rabat their mutual willingness to further strengthen the development of their bilateral relations. Following the meeting held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Mr. Nasser Bourita, and the Ecuadorian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility, Mrs. Gabriela Sommerfeld, both parties underscored the outstanding bilateral ties of friendship and solidarity, and agreed on the importance of sustaining these exchanges and regularly reviewing them to further strengthen...

As at the time of writing Hamas are considering a peace proposal put forward by the Trump Administration, Egypt and Qatar, to which the Israeli government have agreed. Naturally there are dissenting voices within Israel?s government who may yet scupper this ?agreement? because i the annihilation of Hamas, has not been achieved. We have been here several times before and even if this current proposal holds, long term peace between Israel and Palestinians is simply a delusion. There are too many influential, politically and ideologically motivated bad actors willing to and hoping for the conflict to continue. Among those most motivated to ensure conflict continuity are the United Nations ( or...

Download logo Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates, Mr. Nasser Bourita, and Ecuadorian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility, Mrs. Gabriela Sommerfeld, inaugurated the Embassy of the Republic of Ecuador in Rabat on Friday. In an address delivered during the ceremony, Mr. Bourita said the inauguration follows Ecuadorrsquo;s historic decision to sever all ties with the so-called...

Download logo The Republic of Liberia, as a new non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council starting 2026, reaffirmed on Friday in Rabat, its support for Moroccorsquo;s territorial integrity...

On 1 July 2025, His Excellency Mr. Thanawat Sirikul, Ambassador of Thailand to Egypt, met with members of the Thai Student Association in Cairo under the Royal Patronage (TSA in Cairo), 70th Committee, at the Royal Thai Embassy in Cairo. During the meeting, the...

In extraordinary hearing, judge sends case back to judge whose rulings led to initial halt on Trump administration...

Sur un chemin d'une colline en périphérie d'Abuja, la capitale du Nigeria, une foule de personnes marchent à la file. Ils participent à une randonnée encadrée par Naija Adventurers, une organisation de randonnées dans une ville où les sentiers publics sont pratiquement inexistants, dans un pays en proie à des attaques jihadistes régulières et des groupes criminels adeptes des enlèvements contre rançon.

The terrorists were killed and apprehended across theatres of operation from April to June ......

weep over the gruesome killings ......

KHARTOUM: Medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned on Thursday of mass atrocities and ethnically targeted violence in Sudan's Darfur, as fig ......

But mayor accused of being ?more interested in Lagos than John Lewis? as he misses meeting on Oxford Street ......

Mali's military government has granted General Assimi Goïta a renewable five-year term as president of the west African country, clearing the way for the junta chief to remain in power until at least 2030. ......

Nigeria is working towards fast-tracking implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to unlock opportunities for businesses in the country across the continent. Nigeriarsquo;s Minister of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Hon. Jumoke Oduwole noted that intra-African trade has been improving. ldquo;Intra African trade exports grew by over 13% from last year supported by new trade corridors and the initial success of AfCFTArsquo;s guideline initiatives. Nigerian businesses are already key participants, exporting, ceramics, garments, pharmaceuticals and agro products across the continent,rdquo; Hon. Jumoke said in a keynote address to government...

Fighting between warring parties is creating a desperate situation for civilians in El Fasher, Sudan, and its surrounding areas. MSF's new report exposes systematic patterns of violence in the area, that includes looting, mass killings, sexual violence, abductions, and starvation. MSF urges the warring parties to spare civilians and grant access for humanitarian organisations to provide critical aid to people in need. Mass atrocities are underway in Sudan's North Darfur region, Meacute;decins Sans Frontiegrave;res (MSF) warned in a report today, urging the warring parties of the conflict in Sudan to halt indiscriminate and ethnically targeted violence and facilitate an immediate...

Download logo The Republic of Guatemala affirmed on Thursday that the autonomy initiative put forward by Morocco in 2007 is ldquo;the only serious, credible and realistic basis to move towards a lasting agreement...

Download logo Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Mr. Nasser Bourita, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Guatemala, Mr. Carlos Ramiro Martiacute;nez Alvarado hailed the outstanding Moroccondash;Guatemala relations, which are marked by a very positive dynamic, on Thursday in Rabat. At the end of their meeting, the two ministers highlighted the excellent ties of friendship and solidarity uniting the two...

Download logo His Majesty King Mohammed VI addressed a message of congratulations to the President of the Republic of Belarus, Alexander...

Download logo The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) hosted yesterday a meeting for the Mine Action implementing partners, bringing together 22 participants, including national and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The meeting, co-organized by the Libyan Mine Action Centre (LibMAC) and the Mine Action Programme, was joined by UNICEF, and representatives from the...

Final facial depiction of the Nuwayrat individual. Credit: Adeline Morez Jacobs / CC BY 4.0 Scientists have managed to decode the full DNA of an ancient Egyptian man for the first time, revealing that he carried ancestry from both North Africa and the region historically known as Mesopotamia. The breakthrough study sheds new light on how ancient populations may have moved and mixed across the early Middle East and North Africa. The man lived over 5,000 years ago, during Egypt?s Old Kingdom period?a time...

Un mandat de président de cinq ans renouvelable "autant de fois que nécessaire" et sans élection a été accordé au chef de la junte, le général Assimi Goïta, après l'adoption jeudi d'un projet de loi qui doit désormais être promulguée par le chef de la junte lui-même.