Key quotes from King Mohammed VI’s exceptional address on the Sahara

In an exceptional address delivered on Friday, King Mohammed VI declared what he called a “decisive phase” in Morocco’s Sahara advocacy announcing that the Kingdom will update and submit its autonomy initiative as the sole framework for United...

HH the Amir sends congratulations to President of Algeria

Bourita says King’s direct diplomacy swayed Russia and secured 11 votes at UN on Sahara

Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said King Mohammed VI personally led a series of decisive diplomatic interventions “five or six days” before the UN Security Council’s historic vote endorsing Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara....

The Importance of the 71st Anniversary of the Outbreak of the Liberation Revolution of Algeria

Algeria is preparing to commemorate the 71st Anniversary of the outbreak of the glorious revolution of November 1, 1954. The observance of this momentous historic event stands as a powerful reminder of one of the most defining anti-colonial...

Haroon Akhtar highlights deep-rooted Pakistan–Algeria friendship, economic cooperation

- Advertisement - - Advertisement - - Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Oct 31 (APP): Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production, Haroon Akhtar Khan, attended the National Day of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria as...

Alexis Deswaef elected President of FIDH

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) has just elected its new president for a three-year term: Alexis Deswaef, a 55-year-old Belgian lawyer. The FIDH governing body, the International Board, made up of human rights organisations...

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI hails historic UN vote endorsing Autonomy Initiative

King Mohammed VI delivered, on Friday evening, a landmark address to the Moroccan people following the historic vote by the United Nations Security Council endorsing the Kingdom’s Autonomy Initiative as the sole framework for resolving the...

71st Anniversary of Algerian Revolution celebrated in Dhaka

The Embassy of Algeria in Bangladesh on Saturday celebrated the 71st Anniversary of the start of the Glorious Liberation Revolution of November 1, 1954, paying tribute to the spirit of freedom, dignity, and solidarity that shaped the nation’s...

Elaine Mokhtefi - “There was a current of confidence and warmth between all of us who were in Algiers working with liberation movements.”

Ari M. Brostoff: You say in your book that you became “Algerianized” before you had ever been to Algeria. What do you mean by this? Elaine Mokhtefi: A few months after I arrived in Paris, I went to the May Day Parade, an enormous event that takes...

Tunisia ranks 85th in Rule of Law Index 2025Tunisia ranks 85th in Rule of Law Index 2025

Tunisia has moved down eight spots in the Rule of Law Index for 2025, ranking 85th worldwide, while maintaining its 9th place position in Africa. Out of a total of 143 countries evaluated by the World Justice Project, Tunisia ranks as the 85th...

A Russian Military Plane Has Landed In Venezuela

11 He was flying a rather confusing route. Russian Il-76 military transport plane has landed in Venezuela. On the eve of the ruler of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro asked Putin for help. About it writes "Telegraph" with reference to Defense News....

Prime Minister sends congratulations to Algerian Counterpart

His Excellency Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to the Prime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria Sifi Ghrieb on the occasion of...

Bahraini Short Film Wins Best International Award at Spain’s Almería Film Festival

The Bahraini short film “An Excuse More Beautiful Than a Sin”, directed by Hashim Sharaf, has added another major accolade to its growing list of achievements - winning Best International Short Film at the 15th Almería Film Festival in Spain....

Of Algerian Origin, French Deputy Soumya Bourouaha Echoes Algerian Regime’s Rhetoric Against Morocco

Rabat – Of Algerian origin, French National Assembly member Soumya Bourouaha is receiving growing backlash for utilizing rhetoric that aligns with the Algerian regime’s stance on Western Sahara. French deputy of the French National Assembly, Laure...

Zohran Mamdani on the Night Shift for Mayor

Zohran Kwame Mamdani has arrived. Yellow cabs trundle up the line to pick up passengers while planes circle above us at LaGuardia Airport in Queens. By 9:45 p.m., the day’s torrential onslaught of rain has quieted, upstaged by a cacophony of taxi...

Deaths of homeless in UK reach new high under Starmer government

A report by the Museum of Homelessness project-Dying Homeless Project 2024 into the deaths of homeless people in the UK provides evidence that homelessness and linked deaths will continue under this Labour government. The Starmer government was...

UAE President, VPs congratulate President of Algeria on Revolution Day

ABU DHABI (WAM) UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to President Abdelmadjid Tebboune of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria on the occasion of his country's Revolution Day. His...

HH the Deputy Amir sends congratulations to President of Algeria

Today in Africa — October 31, 2025: Tanzania Opposition Says 700 Killed in Post-Election Protests, RSF Arrests One of Its Own for El Fasher Atrocities, Cameroon Opposition Leader Goes Into Hiding

Every day, OkayAfrica shares a roundup of news we’re following but haven’t published as full articles. These short updates cover what’s happening on the continent — in culture, politics, and beyond. For more on stories like these, be sure to check...

Far-right win ‘historic’ first vote in French parliament over French-Algerian treaty

A historic vote by French MPs over a French-Algerian treaty may signal the end of ostracisation for far-right proposals in the Assemblée nationale. It is the first time in the Fifth Republic’s history that a motion brought forward by a far-right...