Zimbabwe at crossroads: stakes will be high in country’s upcoming elections

When six million registered Zimbabwean voters go to the polls this Wednesday (23 August), they will choose the country’s next president from a dozen candidates, who are expected to tackle multiple issues at stake including Zimbabwe’s long-running economic woes. While a dozen candidates are vying for the presidency, the main contest is between incumbent Emmerson […]

Morocco foils attempts by Polisario elements to infiltrate, with Algeria’s collusion, TICAD preparatory meeting in Japan

The separatist Polisario Front caused uproar during the preparatory ministerial meeting for the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9), scheduled for August 24-25, 2024, in Tokyo, after some of its members infiltrated the meeting despite not being invited. Japan did not invite the so-called “SADR” or the Polisario, and the official list […]

Will Morocco’s Sahara host the next Israeli-Arab summit?

During the last Negev summit bringing together Arab foreign ministers with their Israeli and US peers, Morocco’s foreign minister voiced hope to see the next summer held in “another Sahara” alluding to Morocco’s southern provinces. On January 2, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said the next summit would be held in Morocco and that he […]