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Algeria’s self-defeating commercial strategy in the Sahel

Algeria has been pushing above its weight announcing ambitions to enter the Sahel market without having prepared the necessary infrastructure and competitiveness. Algeria opened a border crossing with Mauritania in 2018 to enable exports of foodstuff through trucks towards Mauritania’s capital Nouakchott. Most Algerian trucks depart from Tindouf, crossing a distance of nearly 3000 km, […]

No casualties following 5.2-magnitude quake in Northern Morocco

A 5.2-magnitude quake hit northern Morocco near the city of Ouezzane, leaving no human or material casualties, authorities said. The quake was felt in major cities such as Rabat, Casablanca and Fez, causing panic among residents. The earthquake however was described as minor leaving no injuries or damages in infrastructure, authorities said. Memories of the […]

Ceuta and Melilla’s IS Fighters exceed 200

By the end of 2016, 204 Jihadists left the Spanish-occupied cities of Ceuta and Melilla in northern Morocco to join the ranks of the Islamic State (Daesh) in Irak and Syria, warns a report of the Spanish intelligence services. Relayed by the Moroccan media, the report dealing with the issue of foreign fighters from the […]