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Algeria busy supporting Polisario separatists while leaders are myopic to country’s structural problems

Battered by falling oil prices and lack of pro-activeness in addressing the coronavirus and its social and economic repercussions, Algeria’s President Abdelmejid Teboune has attention geared primarily to undermining Morocco’s territorial integrity through generous handouts to the Polisario separatists. When asked by reporters whether Algeria will seek foreign debt to deal with the crisis, Teboune […]

Bulgaria considers Moroccan Autonomy Initiative as ‘serious and credible’ basis for resolving Sahara Conflict

Bulgaria hailed, on Wednesday, the Kingdom’s “serious and credible efforts” to settle the Moroccan Sahara issue, considering the Moroccan autonomy initiative to be a “serious and credible basis” for resolving the conflict. This position was expressed in the Joint Statement adopted in Rabat by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, Mariya […]

Namibia pulls down statue of German colonial “founder” of capital Windhoek

Namibian authorities have removed a controversial statue of German colonial officer Curt von Francois, who was seen as a symbol of colonial oppression, following pressure from local activists. The monument was erected in 1965 to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the city of Windhoek, now the capital, which was credited to von […]