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Polisario leader Brahim Ghali forced to appear before a judge on June 1

Cornered, the leader of the Polisario separatists, Brahim Ghali, will finally appear before the Audiencia Nacional, the Spanish High Court, regarding the numerous charges against him, including genocide, torture, and rape. Several Spanish media and international news agencies reported the news Wednesday May 26, and said he has been placed under police surveillance at San […]

Morocco cuts budget deficit to 6% of GDP in 2021

Thanks to an economic recovery and better tax revenue, the Moroccan government reduced its fiscal deficit to 6% of GDP in 2021 from 7% a year earlier, the finance ministry said. The deficit stood at 70.9 billion dirhams, down from 82.3 billion dirhams in 2020, a year in which Morocco imposed a three-month long lockdown […]

Algerian army declares Bouteflika ‘unfit to lead’

The Algerian army, the kingmaker in the Algerian political order, has finally stated the obvious by declaring “Bouteflika unfit to lead,” four weeks after millions of Algerians started pouring to the street putting pressure for the infirm President to step down. The call of Algeria’s army chief, Lt Gen Ahmed Gaed Salah, for the removal […]