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Three messages Algeria sends through arrest of Boualem Sansal

The arrest of novelist Boualem Sansal took place three months ago against the backdrop of worsening ties between Algeria and France, following Paris recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. Through this arrest, the Algerian regime sent three messages to Sansal, France and Algerians, wrote former French ambassador Xavier Driencourt. In his first op-ed on […]

Senegal, Mauritania Ink Fisheries, other Deals

Mauritania and Senegal have signed a number of deals on Tuesday ranging from security, transport, energy, mining to fishing.   The agreements were signed during Senegalese President Macky Sall’s official visit to Nouakchott.   The two countries’ heads of State Mohamed Ould Ghazouani and Macky Sall reviewed the framework of their cooperation, with focus on […]

Morocco detains four allegedly involved in international drug, organ trafficking between kingdom & Turkey

Moroccan police have arrested four people suspected of involvement in an international drug and organ trafficking network operating in particular between Morocco and Turkey, the country’s security directorate DGSN said. The operation occurred in the wake of an investigation after an announcement was published on social media proposing kidney removal “in private clinics abroad for […]