Niger’s junta chief talks ‘security cooperation’ with Russia’s Putin amid Western fears

Russian President Vladimir Putin and the chief of Niger’s military junta, Abdourahmane Tiani, had an important phone call on Tuesday (26 March), the Kremlin has revealed, adding that both men discussed “security cooperation” and security concerns in the Sahel region. The Russian leader and the chairman of Niger’s National Council also reportedly spoke about “strengthening […]

Tanger Med Port, world’s 4th best performing container port- WB ranking

The World Bank issued its ranking of the globe’s best performing container ports, giving the fourth place to Tanger Med, which has outperformed African and Mediterranean counterparts. The report dubbed Container Port Performance Index (CPPI), compares operational performance across ports using 2022 data. Morocco’s Tanger Med port was only outperformed in the ranking by China’s […]

Tunisia voluntarily becomes a vassal state of Algeria

The demise of Tunisia’s regional foreign policy was sealed by President Kais Saied who led his country to become a vassal state serving Algeria’s schemes in the region, on top of which supporting separatism in southern Morocco. Saied offered a state welcoming reception to leader of the self-proclaimed SADR republic Brahim Ghali, whom he invited […]