Morocco & Madagascar

Morocco, Colombia scrap visa requirements, agree to foster ties

Morocco and Colombia agreed to offer each-others nationals visa free entry as part of a push to further strengthen their bilateral relations. The deal aims for waiving visa requirements for less than 90 days stay benefiting holders of ordinary and diplomatic passports. The agreement was signed during a video conference between Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser […]

Spain Helps Algeria Upgrade Amphibious Logistics Ships

Algerian Navy has received early this week its logistics ship “BDSL Kalaat Beni Hammad” which was overhauled by Spanish shipbuilder Navantia. The Spanish company had earlier modernized a sister logistics support and landing ship, BDSL 473 Kalaat Beni Rached, as part of a deal concluded with the North African country. “This major modernization program has […]

Algeria’s Explosive Mix: Economics, Extremism and Demographics

Algeria is a tinderbox waiting to implode in light of the existence of a dangerous mix of economic instability, radical Islamism and growing youth unrest, which make the north African country on the brink of a new revolt, US magazine, the National Review, wrote on its website. In an article entitled, “Will the Next Arab […]