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French MPs urge Macron to make a stand on Sahara issue

A group of 94 members of the French parliament sent a letter to President Macron urging him to make a stand in support of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory as part of effort to restore an African-French foreign policy in demise. The letter, published on Le Figaro inter alia, noted the erosion of French […]

Aid embezzlement worsens suffering of Sahraouis in Polisario-run camps

A new aid embezzlement scandal emerged in the Tindouf camps after the Polisairo-administered Red Crescent was found guilty of sending aid to stores run by the trade division of the militia to be sold instead of being distributed for free to the targeted vulnerable civilians. This comes amid international concern at reports of a coronavirus […]

Impotent Bouteflika postpones elections; Announces no fifth term

After two decades of autocratic rule, infirm President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced he is not running for a fifth term as protests continued for three consecutive weeks asking for genuine reform to the opaque regime running the oil-rich country. Bouteflika, 82, said elections that were set for April 18 will be postponed, but he did not […]