Michael Rubin resident scholar at American Enterprise Institute

Algeria: Former head of national security sentenced to 15 years in prison

A court in capital Algiers Wednesday pressed a 15-year prison sentence associated with a $80,000-fine against former head of the national police, Major General Abdelghani Hamel, charged with corruption and illicit enrichment. The Sidi M’hamed court also handed individual sentences to the family of the General and their company. Hamel’s wife Lanani Salima is handed […]

King Mohammed VI appoints Lieutenant General Belkhir El Farouk Inspector General of Morocco’s Armed Forces

King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), has appointed Lieutenant General Belkhir El Farouk as FAR inspector general, said the Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery in a statement.   Lieutenant General El Farouk will replace Inspector General Abdelfattah Louarrak at the top of […]

Côte d’Ivoire to supply fuel to Guinea in wake of fuel terminal explosion

The Ivorian Government announced Wednesday December 27 the decision to send every month 50 million liters of fuel to Guinea, which is facing an acute shortage following the explosion this month of the country’s fuel terminal. “Côte d’Ivoire commits to deliver 50 million liters of fuel per month to Guinea”, the State-run television RTI said […]