Morocco’s King Mohammed VI attends a meeting with French President Francois Hollande at the Elysee Palace in Paris

Algeria threatens Mali with ‘civil war’

Algeria has doubled down on violating the sovereignty of its neighbor Mali by addressing the Malian people directly, threatening them with “civil war,” in the latest episode of a diplomatic showdown that triggered Bamako to declare an Algeria-brokered peace deal null and void. In a statement, the Algerian foreign ministry failed to respond to the […]

Polisario suffers another diplomatic setback in Uruguay

Polisario Chief Brahim Ghali has not been invited to the inauguration of center-right president of Uruguay Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou, marking a new era for this Latin American country after 15 years of left-wing rule. The exclusion of the leaders of the Algeria-backed separatist group from attending the presidential swear-in ceremony in Montevideo comes after […]

Tunisia: Gharsalli, Country’s New Ambassador to Rabat

Tunisian former Minister of the Interior Mohamed Najem Gharsalli has been appointed Wednesday as the country’s new ambassador to Rabat. Gharsalli received his letters of credentials from President Caid Essebsi at a ceremony organized at the presidential palace. Gharsalli had been appointed as Interior Minister last year in February but was replaced early this year […]