Moroccan trucks in Mauritania

Rwanda agrees on EAC-mediated ceasefire, M23 withdrawal, in eastern DRC

Kenya’s former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Rwandan leader Paul Kagame are reported to have agreed on the need for M23 rebels to cease fire and withdraw from captured territories in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). According to the East African Community (EAC) bloc, both leaders agreed via telephone “on the need for […]

USA reiterates support for Morocco-proposed Autonomy Plan for the Sahara it views as ‘serious, credible, realistic’

US Deputy Assistant Secretary for North Africa, Joshua Harris, reiterated, on Thursday, from Rabat the United States’ support for the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan as a “serious, credible and realistic” solution to the dispute over the Sahara. “The United States continues to view Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as serious, credible and realistic,” the US Embassy in Rabat […]

Libya: US urges Haftar to halt Tripoli takeover attempt

The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called on Libyan east-based rogue military general Khalifa Haftar to stop his offensive to control capital Tripoli. The Libyan capital Tripoli has become since late last week the target of Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) after the military strongman ordered his troops to capture the city, despite […]