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Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille has dissolved the South African Tourism board, with immediate effect, after they unlawfully convened a special board meeting earlier this month.

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The European Union issued more than 606,000 visas to Moroccan citizens in 2024,marking a significant increase and reflecting a notable improvement in diplomatic relations between Morocco and its Euro

Upon instructions of King Mohammed VI,Chairman of Al-Quds Committee,Morocco is sending an additional 100 tons of emergency humanitarian assistance to the inhabitants of Gaza,said a press release issu

The Sahel has experienced a sustained high level of lethality tied to militant Islamist groups in recent years. The nearly 10,500 average annual deaths over the past 3 years are more than double the

Despite “significant efforts” by Qatari mediators,peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government and M23 rebels have missed key deadlines,as violence intensifies across easte

In a historic move that redefines global diplomacy,the United Nations is relocating major operations from New York and Geneva to Nairobi,Kenya,signaling a shift in the center of global influence towa

The African Union (AU) is calling for a global map correction,challenging the centuries-old Mercator projection that drastically shrinks Africa’s size and influence in global perception.

Mali’s transitional government says it has thwarted an attempted coup,arresting two high-ranking military generals and a suspected French intelligence agent in what it describes as a plot backed by