Central African nations adopt new public procurement code

Ministers of the Steering Committee for the Institutional Reform of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) have adopted a new Community public procurement code. This new governance instrument, which contributes to the revision of the ECCAS Financial Regulation, aims to regulate the procurement process in the regional bloc and institutions of the sub-region. […]

Polisario-Iran nexus highlighted in US Senate

US Senator Ted Cruz told a Senate hearing on counterterrorism in North Africa and the Sahel that Iran is working to transform the Polisario Front into a regional proxy force, warning that the alleged cooperation between the separatist group and Iran‑backed networks represents a growing security threat to the US and its partners. “Iran is […]

West Hails Mohammed VI’s Speech against Radicalism as ‘Timely’, ‘Brave’

Commentaries by western intellectuals, media and government officials continue to hail King Mohammed VI for his speech against radicalism and terrorism. In a recent commentary on the French Le Point newspaper, French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy highlights that at a time the west is mired in a sterile burkini debate, King Mohammed VI delivered a speech- […]