Ceuta & Melilla, relics of the past & offense to Morocco- Says former Spanish minister

María Antonia Trujillo, former Spanish housing minister, urged her country to review its position on the two enclaves in northern Morocco Ceuta and Melilla whom she described as “relics” of colonialism and an “offense to Morocco’s territorial integrity.” Speaking at a seminar held by University Abdelmalek Essaadi in Tetuan, Trujillo said her country should reconsider […]

Mauritania and EU improve fisheries agreement

The much criticized fisheries agreement between the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the European Union (EU) has been reviewed after successful negotiations between parties in Nouakchott. Improvements were made on license conditions but Mauritania’s financial gains were reduced. Most of the improvements were centered on fishery resource planning and protection in relation to previous agreements. […]

Moroccan, Nigerien intelligence services free two Moroccan cyclists kidnapped in Burkina Faso

Moroccan and Nigerian intelligence services have freed two Moroccan cyclists who have been missing since the end of last March and who were actually kidnapped in Burkina Faso. The Moroccan security services succeeded, in collaboration with their Nigerien counterparts, in freeing on Saturday, May 13, the two Moroccan cyclists, Abderrahmane Serhani and Driss Fatihi who […]