Mauritanie

Sahel: Dialogue & cooperation with Morocco “a top strategic priority” for the EU

Dialogue and cooperation with Morocco remain “a top strategic priority” for the European Union, said the EU Special Representative for the Sahel region João Cravinho, who pointed out that the Kingdom’s relationship with neighboring Sahel countries is, for the EU, a vital source of insight. The EU official made the remarks in a statement to […]

Morocco-USA Multimensional Defense Cooperation Reviewed in Rabat

Multidimensional defense cooperation between Morocco and the USA was reviewed at a meeting held in Rabat Monday between Minister in charge of the National Defense Administration Abdeltif Loudyi, and a delegation of U.S. Congress members, led by Trent Kelly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, under the Armed Services Committee of the […]

Does Algeria still have cash to buy social peace?

The Algerian military regime which has been ruling behind a thin civilian curtain has long used its gas and oil money to buy social peace and quell dissent. But, with the fall in oil prices and the depletion of state coffers, Algerian citizens felt the pain of a dwindling purchasing power which augurs ill for […]