Moroccan & Spanish Interior Ministers Laftit – Fernando Grande-Marlaska

AFCON 2025 final draw to take place in Rabat on January 27

The Final Draw for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 will be held in Rabat on 27 January 2025, where the 24 qualifying teams will discover their group-stage opponents. The event will be attended by representatives of the competing nations. The draw will place the teams into six groups of four, […]

Benin: Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group claims responsibility in deadly attack in country’s north

An Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group on Friday claimed responsibility for an attack in northern Benin near the borders with insurgency-hit neighbors, Burkina Faso and Niger that killed at least 28 troops this week. The raid that took place on Jan.8 was the deadliest the Beninese army has suffered in years, authorities have confirmed. National Guard chief […]

UN Sahara envoy gets off to bad start due to Algeria’s intransigence

The newly appointed UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara Staffan de Mistura is off to a bad start after concluding a first regional tour marked by Algeria’s unwillingness to uphold its responsibility as a main party to the conflict. After holding talks with Morocco’s foreign minister in Rabat and a visit to the […]