US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, David Schenker, arrived this Saturday morning, January 9 in Laayoune, capital of the Moroccan Sahara, before flying Sunday to Dakhla for kickstarting the process of establishing a US consulate in the Saharan city. Shortly after arrival, the US official toured the city’s diplomatic district which […]
Morocco is the second biggest buyer of Spanish Arms in Africa with imports totaling 452 million dirhams in 2015, Spain’s Trade Ministry said. In a bid to diversify its arms suppliers, Morocco is buying military equipment and ammunition from Spain, Spain’s Trade Ministry said in a report, adding that Egypt tops the list of Spanish […]
A man described as a “high-ranking fighter of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara” (EIGS) has been captured by French forces in Mali, in a joint Nigerien-French operation against the group’s militants. Dadi Ould Chouaib, also known as Abou Dardar, was arrested on June 11 in the flashpoint “tri-border” region between Niger, Mali and […]
