Mauritania 1-0 Algeria: Underdogs claim historic win as Algeria sent crashing out

Mauritania achieved a historic milestone by securing their first-ever victory at the Africa Cup of Nations, and to make it taste sweeter, it came against one of the continent’s traditional powerhouses, Algeria. Remarkably, this triumph propels Mauritania to the next round, while Algeria goes back home from the tournament without a win, marking this campaign […]

Sahara: When Will UN Secretary General Appoint Successor to Horst Köhler?

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is preparing to appoint a new personal envoy for the Sahara in replacement of German Horst Köhler, 76, who resigned from his post on May 22nd 2019 “for health reasons”.   According to diplomatic sources cited by le360.ma web site, the UN chief has not so far submitted any name to […]

Morocco’s unique approach to defusing extremism highlighted at UN

Morocco’s unique approach to defusing terrorism and countering incitement to terrorist acts within the context of Islam was highlighted this week at the United Nations during a high-level meeting of the UN Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC). Some officials from the North African country, including Minister of religious affairs, Ahmed Toufik, made the trip to […]