Cocainegate, as the press came to call it, continues to stir heated debate in Algeria after senior officials including major gendarmerie general Menad Nouba are brought before justice. Authorities seized 701 kilograms of cocaine last May on a ship in the port of Oran. The record haul points to a growing network linking South America […]
The Algerian regime has reached out to Niger’s military rulers to mend broken relationship in a bid to shore up its eroding influence in Africa and counter Morocco’s significant inroads across the Continent, especially in the Sahel. According to some analysts, Algeria’s U-turn and overture to its southern neighbors are unlikely to succeed because the […]
Spain is mulling transferring the management of the airspace of the Sahara territory to Morocco, ending one of the last relics of Spanish colonial rule in the area. Spanish media El Confidentiel and OK Diario reported the news, citing that the decision entails Morocco opening customs with two Spanish-occupied enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla. Discussions […]
