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Mali: United States to block France in the UNSC

Washington wants to separate the process of reconciliation with the Tuareg and the implementation of an intervention force against Islamist groups in the north of the country, Le Figaro reports....

Paris Pushing for Risky Intervention in Mali-Spiegel

Northern Mali is becoming a base for Al Qaeda linked terrorists. The untrained and ill equipped Malian military and the ongoing political chaos in the capital, mean that there is little agreement on...

United States Recognises Syrian Opposition Group

President Obama said in an interview with the American channel ABC that his administration now formally recognises the newly-formed, leading coalition of Syrian rebels who are fighting to topple...

Tunisia Gears Up to Host World Social Forum

Following in the wake of the wave of revolutions dubbed the ‘Arab Spring’, which originated here nearly two years ago, North Africa is gearing up to host the World Social Forum (WSF) for the first...

Django Sissoko named as Mali Prime Minister

Malian interim President Diouncounda Traore has appointed a new Prime Minister, less than 24 hours after his predecessor Cheikh Modibo Diarra was forced to resign by the military....

Captain Amadou Haya Sanogo explains the resignation of Cheikh Modibo Diarra

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A World Organisation Against Torture inspection delegation mission in Morocco

A committee of the World Organisation Against Torture (WOAT) landed yesterday in Rabat for an audit of the degree of compliance with the Morocco international conventions in this field....

Lahcen Haddad welcomes the partnership between CDG and Pierre & Vacances

Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion Group, the leading institutional investor in Morocco, and Pierre & Vacances-Center Parcs Group, the European leader in local tourism and leisure activities, have...

A US automotive company invests in Tangier

U.S. manufacturer of car seats, wiring and embedded system power management for cars, Lear Corporation, has decided to open a manufacturing plant for automotive wiring in 2013 in Tangier...

Hayatou candidat unique à la présidence au congrès de la CAF à Marrakech

Le Caire : Le camerounais Issa Hayatou est président de la CAF depuis 1987, porté à sa tête lors du congrès de la confédération africaine, tenu alors, à Rabat. Issa Hayatou sera candidat unique à sa...

Algeria hopes for a "new phase" in relations with France (Bouteflika)

Algeria hopes that the arrival of François Hollande will mark a "new stage" in the Algerian-French relations, "called to deepen in the interest of the two peoples," said the President of the...

Mali PM Cheick Modibo Diarra resigns after arrest by army

The Prime Minister of Mali Cheick Modibo Diarra has resigned on state television, hours after being arrested by soldiers who said they were acting on the orders of former coup leader Captain Amadou...

Clinton toujours souffrante a fini par annuler sa visite à Marrakech

Washington : Le département d’état avait annoncé hier que Clinton victime d’un virus gastrique, n’allait reporter que d’un jour son départ pour le Maroc. Le porte parole de l’US department of State a...

Tunisia : National Guard Officer killed in armed clash at Kasserine

A National Guard officer was killed on Monday during armed clashes between National Guard units and a group of gunmen at Jebel Snak-Tam Smida, in the delegation of Feriana, in mid-eastern...

Finding oil in Morocco

One of the biggest surprises at this year’s North Africa Oil and Gas Summit was the level of buzz about Morocco, generally regarded as the region’s outstanding “have-not” country in terms of oil...

Mirror: A dangerous English paedophile tried to hide in Morocco

The man, a former teacher , 58 years old, is accused of the attempted abduction of a 12 years old Spanish girl. An Irish doctor and alleged paedophile, on the run for 18 years has been arrested in...

New English online Newspaper Launched in Morocco

A group of Moroccan journalists have recently launched a news website in English dedicated to mainly political, economic, social and sports events, according to PR.com...

Clinton repousse sa visite à Marrakech d’un jour à cause d’un virus à l’estomac

Washington : Clinton devait prendre l’avion de Washington à Marrakech aujourd’hui lundi 10 décembre. Le porte parole du l’US département d’Etat, a annoncé aujourd’hui via un E-communiqué, que la...

Mali: A call for international arrest warrants against the leaders of MNLA and Ansar Dine

Following a roundtable organized on Saturday by the overall political class and civil society in Mali on the Crisis in Northern Mali, participants asked Malian authorities to start international...

Messahel: "The solution to the crisis in Mali through the promotion of Malian political dialogue”

The Algeria Deputy Minister for Maghreb and African Affairs Abdelkader Messahel reiterated on Friday in Rome that the solution to the crisis in Mali is through the promotion of Malian political...