Malawi granted IMF food-shock funding to mitigate impact of global food shortage

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved financing to cope with rising global food prices for Malawi, the first low-income nation to receive financing from the IMF under a new tool intended to help countries cope with global food price shocks. The number of Malawians facing food insecurity has doubled to 20% of the population […]

Algerian diplomacy in denial as UN resolution identifies it as a party to Sahara conflict

Algeria’s latest diplomatic maneuver is drawing scrutiny after Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf proposed that his country would back any mediation between Morocco and the Polisario Front over the Sahara dispute. The offer, made during a press conference in Algiers, comes despite UN Security Council Resolution 2797 explicitly naming Algeria as a party to the conflict. […]

Spain’s FM: Rabat tops agenda of Madrid’s foreign policy

Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares has affirmed that Morocco remains “the first priority” of his country’s foreign policy, stressing the need to maintain good relations with the North African Kingdom. Speaking during a forum held Monday in Madrid on the occasion of the upcoming Spanish presidency of the European Union, Albares said all Spanish […]