Hopes nurtured by many Moroccans to see a new Algerian leadership emerge to break the stalemate in Maghreb integration were shattered by a speech of the newly elected president Abdelmejid Tenboune who reaffirmed his country’s obstinate attachment to perpetuating tension in the region by supporting separatism in the Sahara. Teboune, who took power in largely […]
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced $12.6 million funding in support for Morocco’s post-earthquake recovery efforts. After the deadly Al Haouz earthquake of Sept.8, Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, set out an ambitious five-year plan for “integrated reconstruction and general upgrading of the affected regions” that focuses on a […]
Moroccan authorities have announced Friday the arrest of a group of seven Islamist militants linked to Islamic State, including the group’s leader, who has been recruiting fighters. The seven members of the Islamist group, captured in Morocco, were active in the town of Dar Bouazza, near Casablanca. They were planning attacks inside the North African […]
