An increasing number of former Polisario members are fleeing the camps where they are forced to stay in southern Algeria as they see a dead-end for a separatist scheme amid rising support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and its autonomy initiative for the region. Moroccan media, Le360, talked to a new group of Polisario members who […]
Algeria’s foreign exchange reserves plummeted by half in the first quarter of 2015 due to the fall in global crude oil prices, the country’s central bank said. The forex reserves went down by $ 19.02 billion to $159.9 billion in the first quarter of 2015, Algerian central bank added, noting that the sales of hydrocarbons […]
Soldiers from five Sahel states are holding military exercises in Western Niger focusing on counter-terrorism, Niger’s defense minister said. The drills, to run until June 3, bring together Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger and Togo, marking the first exercise between the five countries. The exercise includes interoperability, tactical maneuvers, and offering health care to citizens. […]
