Algerian Walid Nikkech tortured by security forces

Morocco Denies Rumors on Direct Talks with Polisario

The Moroccan government has neither approved nor planned direct talks with the Polisario, contrary to what Algerian and Polisario media have claimed. The denial was expressed by Government’s Spokesperson, Mustapha El Khalfi, in a press briefing Thursday, putting an end to the propaganda spread by pro-separatist media, eager for fictive victories after the numerous setbacks […]

Six UN peace keepers wounded in IED attack in central Mali

Six UN Peace Keepers were injured Saturday by the explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED), the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), announced on Twitter. The mission did not provide details on the attack and the nationalities of the forces but indicated that the incidents illustrate the pervasive threat of IEDs […]

AU’s Peace & Security Council Approves Moroccan Proposal to set up Migration Observatory

The Peace and Security Council of the African Union approved a proposal by King Mohammed VI to set up an African Migration Observatory. King Mohammed VI, who was appointed by the African Union leader on the issue of migration, has proposed the creation of an Observatory “with the tasks to understand, anticipate and act” on […]