Formally begun in 2007 by the African Union, the Sahel’s green wall which consisted in planting trees to fight desertification has been facing headwinds partly due to drought, conflict and lack of funding. The project is estimated to cost 36 billion dollars and be completed after 17 years from its launch but was hampered by […]
Algeria’s Industry Minister Bedda Mahjoub expressed frustration at his country’s policy of attracting car assembly plants and threatened to close these factories due to their low integration rates. “We should put an end to the production model as most manufacturers have not improved their integration rates, he told the press after speaking to MPs. While […]
The United States has decided to open a General Consulate in the Southern Moroccan city of Dakhla. This highly significant diplomatic move by a world super-power supports Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara, dealing a hard blow to the polisario separatists and their Algerian supporters. The decision was announced by US president Donald Trump in a […]
