North Africa

Between 1,200 and 3,000 Moroccans demonstrated in Rabat on Sunday against “high cost of living and political repression”, at the call of left-wing organizations, against a backdrop of accelerating inflation and rising social discontent. This national march, one of the largest in recent months, brought together between 1,200 and 1,500 …

Morocco is seeking to develop a local military industry, in particular with the manufacture of intelligence and combat drones, said the Moroccan Minister in charge of the administration of National Defense, Abdellatif Loudyi, quoted Saturday in a report of a parliamentary meeting. “The Moroccan government wants to develop certain sectors …

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday he would continue to press the Egyptian government to resolve the situation of imprisoned Egyptian-British hunger striker Alaa Abd el-Fattah, Reuters reported. “I know the whole House will share my deep concern about his case, which grows more urgent by the day,” …

TikTok for Business has launched an academy to train marketers to better use the social network in their business. TikTok Academy, this education program is set up for the large community around the world and particularly in the North Africa and Middle East area. Companies and brands wishing to make …

Internal and external factors had forced the Tunisian State to use its reserve stock of fuel, said the President and CEO of the Tunisian Company of Refining Industries (STIR), Fakhta Mahouachi on Thurday. According to Ms. Mahouachi, the next 24 hours will see an improvement in the supply of gas …

Heavy rains recorded overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday in several regions of Algeria caused violent flooding in the wilaya of Bordj Bou Arreridj. According to a statement from the Algerian Civil Protection, one person died, while 36 others surrounded by water were evacuated. The floods were recorded in several municipalities …

Moroccan authorities issued 10 permits for farmers to legally grow cannabis for industry and export for the first time. Farmers in the northern regions of al-Hoceima, Chefchaouen and Taounate will be allowed to produce and sell cannabis for medical, pharmaceutical, and industrial use, in accordance with a law passed by …

At least 19 people died and dozens others are in intensive care after consuming toxic alcohol from a roadside kiosk in northern Morocco, local media reported on Wednesday. “19 people died and 30 were taken to hospital in critical condition on Wednesday,” a local health ministry official told reporters. Police …

Algerian authorities ordered the closure the Roman Catholic Church’s charity, Caritas, after 60 years of work in the country. The Archbishop of Algiers, Jean-Paul Vesco, said Caritas was deemed an unauthorized organisation and that work such as aid to migrants would stop completely at the end of the month. Religious …

Chinese authorities have given their support to Algeria after its application to join the group of emerging countries Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS). It comes after a meeting between the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs and his Algerian counterpart, on the sidelines of the 77th General Assembly …