Meet the adventurer who travelled the globe and stamped his passport in 197 countries

In an inspiring tale of adventure and determination, Petek Philippe, a Swiss man has reached an incredible milestone by visiting 197 countries. Philippe has been chronicling his travels on his Instagram page, ‘ROAD TO 197’. In September, he posted...

Separatist Provocation: Polisario Flag in Melilla Strikes at Morocco’s Heart

Marrakech – Few acts could carry greater symbolic weight than the display of a Polisario/ self-styled Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) flag in the Spanish-administered city of Melilla, a city already entangled in the crosscurrents of...

Moroccan Sahara: facts versus clichés

Historical context and international politics A development model embodied in infrastructure and projects (key data) Local governance: Sahrawis with real institutional roles Cultural identity and heritage protection International recognition and...

UN Envoy De Mistura to stop in Laayoune before heading to Tindouf camps

The U.N. envoy for the Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, is expected to arrive Saturday in Laayoune as part of a regional tour ahead of the U.N. Security Council’s October deliberations on the decades-long dispute, a U.N. source told Hespress AR. De...

Iran’s Resistance Axis: Enter the Polisario Front

Iran and its Resistance Axis suffered heavy blows since October 7, 2023: Syria’s Assad regime lost, Hezbollah decimated, the Houthis degraded, and Hamas annihilated. Yet the Axis is not shrinking. Its latest addition is the Polisario Front, which...

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...

9 African nations where 'independence day' means something different

For certain countries, the historical context is too complex, too painful, or too unique to align with the conventional narrative of liberation from European colonial powers. In some cases, independence was achieved under unusual circumstances,...

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...

Press Conference By Security Council President On Work Programme For October

Members of the Security Council will travel to Ethiopia to meet with the African Union in mid-October, the organ’s President for the month told reporters at a United Nations Headquarters press conference today, also spotlighting signature debates...

65 Years of Power: The Explosive Legacy of the CDR anniversary in Cuba’s Revolutionary Defense

The CDR anniversary marks 65 years of grassroots mobilization, community defense, and social transformation in Cuba — a model of popular sovereignty and resistance. Related: Cuba Reaffirms Support for Western Sahara’s Self-Determination at UN On...

Kenya Backs Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as Path Toward Sahara Resolution

Kenya’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Musalia Mudavadi, said Wednesday in New York that Morocco’s autonomy initiative “opens the way forward” toward resolving the regional dispute over the Western Sahara. Speaking to the press after a...

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...

Sahrawi activist describes energy projects in occupied Sahrawi territories as "bloody"

Berlin (Germany), September 24, 2025 (SPS) – A member of the Sahrawi Community Association in Germany, Amma Lahbib, affirmed that the issue of exploiting natural resources in Western Sahara through green hydrogen production projects represents a...

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...

‘A gift from heaven’: the TikTok traders of Mauritania’s meteorites

By night, Lamine Hanoun works as a hospital guard in Bir Moghrein, near Mauritania’s border with Morocco-occupied Western Sahara. By day, he twiddles his phone, checking TikTok and Facebook, which he uses to sell meteorites to the rest of the...

Morocco The 2030 Odyssey

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...

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...

Takeaways From King Felipe VI’s Speech on Sahara Dispute, Madrid-Rabat Ties

Rabat – Applause, celebrations, and fake news will come as no surprise from Polisario, its advocates, and Algeria’s regime, which frequently engage in disseminating allegations to challenge Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its...

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...

Kosovo Lobbying Falls Short as Morocco Upholds Anti-Separatism Doctrine

Marrakech – Recently, statements on social media sparked discussion about Morocco’s position on Kosovo. A Kosovar politician based in Switzerland, Korab Rashiti, has publicly called for his country to secure statehood recognition from Morocco...