Polisario

CIA Declassified Memo Confirms Moroccanness of Eastern Sahara

A declassified U.S. intelligence document recognizes the Moroccan sovereignty over the Eastern Sahara stretching from Hassi Beida (Bechar province) down to Tinjoub town (southern Mhamid Ghizlane) and holds France, the former colonial power, responsible for the territorial dispute between Morocco and Algeria. The Memo declassified by the Central Intelligence Agency in 2004 strengthens Morocco’s legal […]

UK Government under Criticism for Selling Arms to Repressive Regimes, including Algeria

The UK government has been accused of putting arms sales to despots ahead of human rights as British arms manufacturers have exported almost £5bn worth of weapons to countries that are judged to have repressive regimes, including Algeria, in the 22 months since the Conservative party won the latest election, the Guardian reported. Algeria was […]

Africa’s food imports projected to increase sevenfold to $110bn by 2025 — Afreximbank

Many African countries still depend solely on food importation to survive regardless of their large land areas, says a new report by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) that also reveals that all countries on the continent together spend an average of $50 billion annually importing foods. “The nations of Africa together import approximately $50 billion […]