Category: Opinions

West’s waning influence in Africa laid bare as France announces withdrawal from Niger

September 26, 2023

France's decision to withdraw its ambassador and military forces from Niger, the West's last key ally in the central Sahel region, amid a wave anti-French ... Read More

Algeria’s Tebboune draws mockery after mishandling figures at the UN

September 21, 2023

Notorious for inflating figures, Algeria’s president Tebboune draw mockery to himself and to his military masters when he conflated figures in front of the international ... Read More

Algeria grabs Moroccan earthquake to settle political scores

September 20, 2023

Algeria made so much fuss about sending unsolicited aid to Morocco, mobilizing its mouthpieces in the media and its own reporters working for foreign media ... Read More

IMF-WB annual meetings to go ahead as planned in Marrakech on Oct 9-15

September 19, 2023

The IMF, the World Bank and the Moroccan government confirmed Marrakech will host the annual meetings as planned on October 9-15, in a boon for ... Read More

Why the IMF and WB should maintain annual meetings in Marrakech

September 18, 2023

Maintaining the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Marrakech would give a much-needed push of support to Morocco’s earthquake-affected tourism sector, tourist operators say. Morocco’s central ... Read More

Morocco’s patches up earthquake wounds, braces for reconstruction

September 18, 2023

Moroccan authorities and army are racing the clock to offer decent temporary shelters to the earthquake-hit population in the Atlas mountains, defying the difficult terrain ... Read More

Former NATO General commends Morocco’s King regional & international leadership

September 18, 2023

King Mohammed VI has mediated conflicts across the Sahel, helped to negotiate over a hundred cooperation agreements and deployed more than 70,000 UN peacekeepers, said ... Read More

King Mohammed VI makes a $100 million donation to special relief fund for quake victims

September 15, 2023

King Mohammed VI, part of his strong, personal response to the earthquake that struck Morocco on September 08, has made a financial contribution of MAD ... Read More

Earthquake: Arab, African, world leaders show solidarity, support & sympathy to Morocco

September 11, 2023

Several Arab, African, and world leaders have sent to King Mohammed VI messages of condolences and solidarity following the deadly earthquake that hit the Kingdom ... Read More

Algerian diplomacy on damage control mission after BRICS debacle

September 2, 2023

Algeria’s foreign minister Ahmed Attaf is on a damage control mission after BRICS rejected his country’s bid, exposing the false promises of President Tebboune who ... Read More