Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan

Enhancing Food Security in Africa, Priority Cooperation Area for Morocco

In each of the African countries the King of Morocco has visited since his coming to power, cooperation agreements were signed, driven by a co-development approach based on sharing expertise and solidarity. Agriculture always comes as an area of excellence where Morocco is better placed to offer know-how. It is therefore no coincidence that promoting […]

Shameful Racist Campaign on Algerian Social Media against Sub-Saharans

Algeria’s social media networks woke up to a shameful and outrageous campaign targeting sub-Saharan migrants after the launch of a racist hashtag in Arabic saying “No to Africans in Algeria”. The Algerian twitter was awash with racist calls for “cleaning Africans off Algerian cities,” and forcing them out of Algerian borders. These heinous calls echo […]

Rights Watchdogs decry ‘unprecedented’ clampdown on migrants, critics in Tunisia

A constellation of rights watchdogs, including Amnesty International, have condemned the Tunisian regime for its violent crackdown on migrants and for repression against critics, which intensified ahead of the Presidential elections in what was once the Arab Spring success story. In the past few days, Tunisian authorities arrested lawyers and journalists in an “”an unprecedented […]