King Mohammed VI & President Donald Trump

DRC seeks minerals-for-security deal with US

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is reportedly seeking its own version of the minerals-for-security deal that has been offered by the Trump administration to Ukraine. Reuters reported that a Congolese Senator had written to the US State Department offering a similar deal that would help the war-torn country address its security challenges, notably in […]

Polisario’s Involvement in Drug Trafficking Confirmed by Mauritanian Official

Predictions made years ago by many a pundit about the Tindouf-based separatists’ schemes to lay hand on the drug trafficking market in the Sahel-Sahara region have been confirmed once and again, and most recently by a Mauritanian official. Ahmadou Abdel Malek, the official spokesman in France of the Mauritanian ruling Union for the Republic, told […]

Morocco foils smuggling attempt of 854 Kg of cannabis at Guergarate crossing point

Morocco’s security services deployed at the Southern Guergarate crossing point foiled on Sunday a smuggling attempt of 854 kg of cannabis, which were concealed in a truck registered in a sub-Saharan country. The drugs were discovered hidden among agricultural products destined to an African country, says a press release issued on Monday by the National […]