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Extrajudicial executions in Tindouf camps brought up before European Parliament

After the scandal of the diversion of humanitarian aid by the Polisario and its mentor Algeria was tabled before the European Parliament, the issue of extrajudicial executions in the Tindouf camps was brought to the attention of the parliament members during a plenary session Thursday. The issue was raised by Italian MEP Silvia Sardone in […]

Thanks to phosphates, Morocco poised to become an EV battery manufacturing hub

The demand for reliable electric batteries is surging as technology develops towards more use of lithium iron phosphate cathode (LFP) instead of the rare and more expensive nickel-based cathodes. Morocco has 70% of the world’s proven phosphates reserves and has in recent months attracted investments by major Chinese EV battery producers. While cathodes make up […]

Why Air Algerie Is no substitute for Royal Air Maroc on the Nigerian Route

On July 23, 2026, Michael Achimugu, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority’s (NCAA) director of public affairs, published a scathing message on X threatening to recommend suspending Royal Air Maroc’s (RAM) operations in Nigeria. Instead, he listed three carriers as supposed alternatives, naming EgyptAir, Ethiopian Airlines and- surprisingly- Air Algérie. Algerian media seized on the mention […]