The UN Security Council unanimously welcomed in a resolution the deployment of a military force by West African states to combat terrorism and arms, d...
US, France at Loggerheads over UN Resolution on Sahel Antiterrorism Force
The US has expressed reservations over the French move to garner support at the UN Security council for the adoption of a resolution mandating a force...
Morocco Efficiently Uses Soft Power to Expand footprint in Africa- World Politics Review
Morocco is illustrative of a rising power that has cannily deployed its soft power toolbox, including investments, human development projects, media, ...
Rabat Hosts 2nd Spanish-Moroccan Security Meeting
Morocco and Spain will hold their 2nd forum on security and war against terrorism on May 19 in Rabat to look into ways of coordinating further actions...
Sahara: UN Security Council Extends MINURSO Mandate, Calls for Relaunch of Negotiations
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted Friday Resolution 2351 extending the mandate of the UN mission in the Sahara, the MINURSO, for another yea...
Morocco, Most Insulated Country from Terrorism in North Africa- US Report
Morocco has been described as the country “least affected” by terrorism in North Africa and the Sahel with zero attacks reported in 2016 said the annu...
Morocco’s Social Contract: ‘Stability through Reform’- the Australian
At a time most of the MENA region countries chose the status quo to tackle the crises rolling out of the Arab Spring, Morocco opted for a social contr...
Four Terrorist Groups Merge under Banner of Al Qaeda in Sahel
Four terrorist groups operating in the Sahel announced their merger into one group pledging allegiance to Al Qaeda and its Jordanian leader Azarkawi. ...
On Algeria’s Voluntary Isolation in Africa
The persistence of the Algerian regime on maintaining the borders closed with Morocco, along with the ardent support for the separatist thesis in the ...
Morocco Aborts 341 Terrorist Plots Since 2011
Thanks to a pre-emptive security approach, Moroccan authorities succeeded in aborting 341 terrorist plots and dismantling 168 terrorist cells before t...