WebMehdi Ben Barka (Arabic: المهدي بن بركة; 1920 – disappeared 29 October 1965) was a Moroccan politician, head of the left-wing National Union of Popular Forces (UNFP) and secretary of the Tricontinental Conference.An opponent of French Imperialism and King Hassan II, he was "disappeared" in Paris in 1965.Many theories attempting to explain …

WebPeñón de Vélez de la Gomera is located 119 km (73.94 mi) southeast of Ceuta.It was a natural island in the Alboran Sea until 1934, when a huge thunderstorm washed large quantities of sand into the short channel between the island and the African continent. The channel was turned into a tombolo and the island became a peninsula, connected to the …

WebThe Songhai Empire (also transliterated as Songhay) was a state that dominated the western Sahel/Sudan in the 15th and 16th century. At its peak, it was one of the largest states in African history.The state is known by its historiographical name, derived from its leading ethnic group and ruling elite, the Songhai. Sonni Ali established Gao as the …

WebThe Goumiers were the indigenous Moroccan soldiers who fought during World War II initially fighting on behalf of France and the Axis powers. Fifty-three percent of the soldiers provided to France by its colonial empire in September 1939 came from Morocco and areas of North Africa. After the Allied landing in Casablanca in 1942 (Operation Torch), the …

WebThe 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, Equatorial Guinea 2015 for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th staging of the Africa Cup of Nations, the international men's football championship of Africa. It was organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and was held from 17 January to 8 February …

WebThe Southern Provinces (Arabic: الأقاليم الجنوبية, romanized: Al-Aqalim al-Janubiyah, French: Provinces du Sud) or Moroccan Sahara (Arabic: الصحراء المغربية, romanized: Assahra al-Maghribiya, French: Sahara marocain) are the terms used by the Moroccan government for the disputed territory of Western Sahara.These two Moroccan terms explicitly include …

WebThe Carolingian Empire (800–888) was a large Frankish-dominated empire in western and central Europe during the Early Middle Ages.It was ruled by the Carolingian dynasty, which had ruled as kings of the Franks since 751 and as kings of the Lombards in Italy from 774. In 800, the Frankish king Charlemagne was crowned emperor in Rome by Pope Leo III in …

WebAmir Peretz (Hebrew: עָמִיר פֶּרֶץ; born on 9 March 1952) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset of the Labor Party.A Knesset member almost continuously from 1988 to 2021, he has served as Minister of Defence, Minister of Economy, and Minister of Environmental Protection, as well as heading the Histadrut trade union federation …

WebDomestic politics. During World War II, Spain was governed by an autocratic government, but despite Franco's own pro-Axis leanings and debt of gratitude to Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler, the government was divided between Germanophiles and Anglophiles.When the war started, Anglophile Juan Beigbeder Atienza was minister of foreign affairs. …

WebHaratin (Arabic: حراطين, romanized: Ḥarāṭīn), also referred to as Haratine, Harratin or Hartani, are a North African ethnic group native to western Sahel and southwestern Maghreb. The Haratin are mostly found in modern Mauritania (where they form a plurality), Morocco, Western Sahara, and Algeria.In Tunisia and Libya, they are referred to as Chouachin, …

WebVisa requirements for Moroccan citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Morocco.As of 25 October 2021, Moroccan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 64 countries and territories, ranking the Moroccan passport 85th in terms of travel freedom (tied with the passport of Cuba and …

WebSpanish Morocco was the closest Spanish colonial territory to mainland Spain and the most difficult to control. A major Moroccan revolt against both Spanish and French colonial rule began in 1921, with the destruction of a Spanish army at Annual.The Rif tribes were finally subdued only with difficulty by substantial Franco-Spanish forces after several years of …

WebMali (/ ˈ m ɑː l i / ; French pronunciation: ), officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa 67% of its population was estimated to be under the age of 25 in 2017. Its capital and largest city is Bamako.The sovereign state of Mali consists of eight regions and its borders on the north reach deep into the middle of the Sahara Desert.

WebResult: American victory 19,786+ U.S. and allied airstrikes, over 16,000 hitting ISIL positions Thousands of targets destroyed, thousands of militants killed; U.S.-backed rebel training program 2014–2016; U.S. and allies supplying weapons and advisers to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces; ISIL loses most of its territory in Syria by December 2017; ISIL …