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How Algeria moved from resisting colonialism to defending its legacy

Algeria gained its independence after an armed struggle in which Morocco and Tunisia played a pivotal role. But, after its independence, a military junta turned its back to its neighbors and adopted a territorial consolidation policy based on defending the colonial border legacy. Post-independent Algiers forced Tunisia to relinquish its claims to border areas amputated […]

AfDB, Lome-based BOAD ink €70m deal to support the private sector in 8 West African countries

The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced Tuesday December 12 an agreement with the Lome-based West African Development Bank (BOAD), a line of credit agreement of €70 million to bolster the regional bank’s support to the private sector in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). The agreement, AfDB notes, was signed in Lomé on […]

King Mohammed VI represented at Arab-Islamic Emergency Summit by Prince Moulay Rachid

King Mohammed VI of Morocco is represented at the Arab-Islamic Emergency Summit by Prince Moulay Rachid who arrived in Doha this Monday. The emergency Summit is dedicated to reviewing the Israeli attack on Qatar. Morocco had strongly condemned this aggression on Doha as a heinous attack and denounced it as a violation of the sovereignty […]