The frenzy in western media over the Moroccan origins of the hostage taker in a French supermarket Friday is indicative of a western penchant to seek scapegoats for their failed deradicalization and integration policies. This tendency to blame the domestic radicalization to an external factor such as the “Moroccan origin” denotes a striking failure to […]
Morocco’s Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration has unveiled comprehensive regulations governing defense materials, weapons, and ammunition trade, establishing strict frameworks while facilitating essential commercial flows for the national defense industry. The new circular, based on Law 10-20 of 2020, creates three distinct material categories with specific regulatory requirements. Category A covers exclusively military equipment including […]
Somali authorities said Ethiopian troops, stationed in the country as part of an African Union peacekeeping mission, should leave the country before December 2024. The decision came as the mission’s mandate expires in a context of worsening ties between Mogadishu and Addis Ababa. Ethiopian forces will not be part of an African Union force that […]
