The dispute over the Moroccan Sahara must be rethought to allow the African Union (AU) to rehabilitate itself and get out of this situation which has lasted for nearly 50 years, said Senegalse officer and diplomat General El Hadji Alioune Samba. We must “rethink the problem of the Sahara to allow the African Union […]
Moroccan police of the city of Fez intercepted on Wednesday 2.6 tons of cannabis packed aboard a Morocco-registered truck. The 35-year old driver was arrested with the illicit cargo at a local gas station. A probe is underway to determine the possible links between this smuggling operation and international drug-trafficking networks. This drug-busting […]
Mauritanians voted in an election over that weekend that was boycotted by most of the radical opposition. While the country’s current President, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, is expected to retain power, the formerly banned Islamist party Tewassoul that wants to establish Sharia law looks poised to win seats in parliament. It was the first time […]
