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DRC eyes Ukraine-style minerals-for-security deal with U.S. to counter rebels, China’s influence

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the United States are engaged in preliminary talks over a potential minerals-for-security agreement, which could reshape global supply chains for critical minerals. It comes as U.S. president Donald Trump recently vowed to take “historic action” to “dramatically expand production of critical minerals and rare earths.” Under the proposed […]

Morocco, Israel set to unlock full potential of economic ties

Morocco and Israel agreed to resume their diplomatic ties in a move that is set to open new horizons for economic ties between the two countries. In the absence of diplomatic ties, trade between the two countries was limited to an annual 30 million dollars, a figure that will double now as the two countries […]

Algeria Should Look in Mirror before Criticizing Morocco on Human Rights

Algeria has been asked to look in the mirror before raising the human rights situation in Morocco and its southern provinces, the Sahara. In a scathing criticism of the Algerian disillusioned diplomacy, Moroccan representative at the Human Rights Council (HRC) told Algeria to address the grave human rights violations within its territories before venturing to […]