The broadcast media are either dominated by the state or reflect the official line. Independent media and journalists can be harassed and persecuted, says Paris based-Reporters Without Borders (RSF)...
North Africa
The Kingdom of Morocco is the most westerly of the North African countries known as the Maghreb – “the West”. It has Atlantic and...
South Sudan’s men have made history by qualifying for this year’s Basketball World Cup – becoming the first African nation to qualify at...
Saad Lamjarred, a star Moroccan singer, has been found guilty of raping a young woman in France and sentenced to six years in prison. Lamjarred, 37, showed no...
Two MEPs have had their legal immunity lifted by European lawmakers, following a request by Belgian authorities investigating a corruption scandal that has...
