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The Future of U.S.-Africa Trade
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: A U.S.-Africa trade agreement expires, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda begin implementing a peace agreement, and Gen Z protests rattle Morocco. Sign up to receive...
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Morocco The 2030 Odyssey
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In December and January, the Kingdom of Morocco will host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, a major continental tournament. It will also serve as a full-scale rehearsal for another event taking place in five years' time: the World Cup, co-hosted...
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Separatist groups try to hijack Morocco’s Gen Z protests with calls for unrest in the Sahara
As youth-led protests demanding health and education reform ripple across Morocco, separatist networks tied to Algeria and the Polisario Front are seizing on the unrest to push their own agenda. Over the past week, suspicious accounts on social...
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Who is Greta Thunberg? Why Israel detains her on Gaza flotilla, know about her India connection
Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound flotilla and detained climate activist Greta Thunberg. From launching school strikes in Sweden to UN speeches, Nobel Peace Prize nominations, and support for global causes, here’s why Greta Thunberg remains...
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Get It Right or Get Out
0 Open and scroll to the comments section Last week, speaking before the U.N. General Assembly in New York, President Donald Trump asked a deceptively simple question: “What is the purpose of the United Nations?” “The U.N. has such tremendous...
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The UN at 80: Adapt or die
Pretoria – More than 140 world leaders traveled to New York this month to mark the United Nations’ unhappy 80th birthday. The world’s premier multilateral organisation was created after World War II “to save succeeding generations from the scourge...
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Brussels’ desperate measures for Ukraine
Welcome to Rapporteur. This is Eddy Wax, with Nicoletta Ionta in Brussels, bringing you everything you need to start your week in Europe. Need-to-knows: Gaza: European leaders back Donald Trump’s peace plan, Hamas yet to respond Parliament: EPP...
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The Moroccan Sahara: from diplomatic discourse to the reality of US strategy
US statement on the Sahara Political and economic impact of the US position Development model in the southern provinces Autonomy initiative as a solution to the conflict Levels of the US message Unshakeable reality in the face of opponents of...
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Namibia, Cuba hold first Intergovernmental Commission meeting
Staff Reporter NAMIBIA pledged to deepen economic cooperation with Cuba and reaffirmed its historic ties of solidarity during the inaugural session of the Namibia–Cuba Intergovernmental Commission on Bilateral Cooperation, held in Havana....
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NATO’s Provocative Visit to Melilla: Colonial Theater on Moroccan Soil
Marrakech – As expected, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly has staged an unprecedented first-ever colonial spectacle in Melilla, parading approximately 60 parliamentarians from 15 member countries through occupied Moroccan territory as if...
Owner: Samir & Adnane Bennis
A century of Woodcraft Folk
Lloyd Russell-Moyle, the former MP for Brighton Kemptown, started attending his local group aged six. Three decades later, having spent seven years in parliament, he has now been appointed chief executive of the charity he grew up in....
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Riots, markets and separatist schemes: Weekly Risk Watch
Welcome to this week’s edition of our Weekly Risk Watch, offering insights into the economic, political, and security updates that could have significant implications for your business or daily life. Economy and market: Morocco’s Investment Hub:...
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2.2 Million in Peril: Cuba’s Explosive ONU Speech Exposes Gaza Genocide and U.S. Blockade
Cuba’s Gaza genocide denunciation at the UN reveals Israel’s starvation campaign and U.S. complicity, while condemning Washington’s economic war on the island. Related: Cuba Reaffirms Support for Western Sahara’s Self-Determination at UN At a time...
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What Did US Department of State Say in Its 2025 Investment Climate Report on Morocco
Marrakech – The US Department of State’s 2025 Investment Climate Statement reveals Morocco’s strategic efforts to establish itself as a regional business and industrial center. Published this month, the report examines how the North African...
Owner: Samir & Adnane Bennis
Declaring the UN is in crisis, and terrorism on the rise, India’s EAM Jaishankar demanded structural change saying India ready for more responsibilities
India’s EAM Dr. S. Jaishankar addresses the 80th session of the UN General Assembly Sept. 27, 2025. PHOTO: X@drsjaishankar In a speech that took several swipes at Pakistan without naming that country, demanded global action against terrorism, and...
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Guterres urges MINURSO renewal and regional cooperation in Sahara Report
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has recommended extending the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in the Sahara (MINURSO) for another year, until October 31, 2026, according to his latest report submitted to the UN...
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India demands crackdown on terror financing, warns of global repercussions
In a direct hit at Islamabad, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar called Pakistan an epicentre of global terrorism in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Saturday. “India has confronted this challenge since...
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Today in Africa — September 26, 2025: Protests and Curfew Shake Madagascar, Interpol Arrests 260 in Africa-wide Romance Scams, UNGA Presses for Sudan Ceasefire
News Madagascar security forces fire tear gas as protesters demonstrate against repeated water and electricity outages in Antananarivo on September 25, 2025. by Rijasolo/AFP via Getty Images Every day, OkayAfrica shares a roundup of news we’re...
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Spain Condemns Israel While Occupying Moroccan Land
Spain today parades itself as a champion of Palestinian liberation, a voice of conscience in Europe, and a state that dares to lecture Israel on morality, sovereignty, and the rights of peoples under occupation. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s...
Owner: David Horovitz & Seth Klarman
Ecocide, Imperialism and Palestine Liberation
Editor’s Note: The following is the seventh in a series of articles co-published by Mondoweiss and the Transnational Institute that places Palestine in the long trajectory of anti-colonial struggles, from Haiti to Vietnam to Algeria and South...
Owner: Philip Weiss & Adam Horowitz