Morocco’s efforts to settle artificial conflict over Sahara highlighted in London

Morocco’s tangible efforts to put an end to the artificial conflict over the Sahara were hailed by participants in a round table held on Friday in London by the British think tank The Royal United Service Institute (RUSI). The event, held under the theme “Resolving the conflict over the Moroccan Sahara: a Moroccan-British perspective,” was […]

Morocco: Imported inflation leaves little room for fiscal or monetary intervention

Morocco, like most energy importing countries, is facing the fallout of an imported inflation that sent up the prices of basic commodities in the international market. In July, prices rose to 7.7% year on year, according to the national statistics agency. The increase has been felt mostly in food prices and transport cost which rose […]

Tiani’s grip on power weakens as jihadist violence surges in Niger

Less than two years after seizing power, Niger’s junta leader General Abdourahamane Tiani is struggling to contain a growing jihadist insurgency that threatens both his authority and national stability. Despite bold promises to restore security and sovereignty after the 2023 coup, Tiani’s regime faces escalating attacks from al-Qaeda-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and Islamic […]