Algeria flouts again 1972 border treaty with Morocco

Algeria has taken another unilateral move in its relations with Morocco by pushing forward with the exploitation of a huge iron mine in Tindouf region in total disregard for a 1972 border treaty with Morocco which provided for the shared and equal exploitation of the mine. The pact was interpreted as the price that Morocco […]

Gabon’s junta chief clinches landslide victory in first post-Bongo era election

Brice Oligui Nguema, the military leader who ousted long-time president Ali Bongo in a 2023 coup, has won Gabon’s presidential election with a staggering 90.35% of the vote, according to provisional results announced by the Interior Ministry. This marks the first election in over five decades not dominated by the Bongo family, whose rule was […]

Spain-Morocco counterterrorism cooperation led to dismantling of ISIS-affiliated cell

A joint security operation conducted by Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) and Spain’s General Commissariat of Information led to the dismantling of an ISIS-affiliated terrorist cell composed of three individuals that were operating in the two countries. The security interventions conducted by elements of the special forces of the General Directorate of Territorial […]