Morocco
Morocco–EU trade reaches historic peak in 2024
Trade between Morocco and the European Union soared to a record-breaking $65 billion in 2024, according to an announcement from
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced a three-year strategic plan Thursday to strengthen economic and diplomatic ties with Africa and establish "legal channels" for migration. The initiative follows a surge in irregular migrant arrivals to Spain's Canary Islands. "Our country seeks a new era of equal partnership with Africa," Sanchez said after meeting Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani. Sanchez highlighted Africa's growing significance, noting trade surpasses Spain's with Latin America.
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Morocco
Morocco–EU trade reaches historic peak in 2024
Trade between Morocco and the European Union soared to a record-breaking $65 billion in 2024, according to an announcement from
Algeria
Over 1,000 migrants expelled from Algeria to Niger in a single day, NGO reports
Alarme Phone Sahara (APS), a humanitarian organization that operates a hotline for migrants in distress, reports that Algeria expelled 1,
Egypt
Egyptian lawyer files suit demanding Sisi launch referendum on 1979 peace agreement with Israel
Mahmoud Hassanein, a human rights lawyer and activist, has filed a lawsuit demanding that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hold
Egypt
China, Egypt hold first joint military drill near Israeli border
China and Egypt began their first large-scale joint military exercise, "Eagles of Civilization 2025," near Israel’s border