Morocco, Saudi Arabia sign air transport agreement

Morocco and Saudi Arabia have signed a bilateral agreement in the field of air transport on the sidelines of the 41st session of the Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), held in Montreal from September 27 to October 7. The agreement, which will give a strong impetus to cooperation relations between the two […]

European Union’s Post-Mali ‘Africa Strategy’: Still a ‘Normative-Civilian-Soft Power’?

North and West Africa are facing a complex set of challenges in terms of democratic transition and consolidation, a growing prominence of Islamist influence, and potential knock-on effects of recent socio-political transformations. Adding to this complexity is Africa’s raising geopolitical importance that is evident in the growing interest of other extra-territorial powers, such as China, […]

President Trump hits Algerian & Tunisian regimes with higher tariffs

President Donald Trump has slapped the Algerian and Tunisian regimes with higher tariffs reaching respectively at least 30% and 25% and warned them that any reprisals would draw tougher counter-measures. In separate letters sent to Presidents Abdelmajid Tebboune of Algeria and Kais Saied of Tunisia, Trump notified them that the new higher tariffs take effect […]