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Morocco resumes tomatoes exports

Morocco resumed the exports of tomatoes capped at 1000 tons daily, professionals said, after a ban that lasted weeks. Morocco had banned exports of tomatoes to African markets and reduced shipments to Europe after prices surged to unprecedented levels. The government spokesman Mustapha Baitas had said that the measures were aimed at reducing prices in […]

On Javier Bardem’s Cause in the Western Sahara

Western Sahara was front and center in CNN’s latest edition of Amanpour, marking a rare instance in which the oft-overlooked and stalemated conflict has been treated as more than a peripheral issue in the Western media. Amanpour hosted and plugged a new documentary film on the Western Sahara that claims to shed light on the […]

Algeria courts Niger & Sahel countries to shore up its fading regional influence

The Algerian regime has reached out to Niger’s military rulers to mend broken relationship in a bid to shore up its eroding influence in Africa and counter Morocco’s significant inroads across the Continent, especially in the Sahel. According to some analysts, Algeria’s U-turn and overture to its southern neighbors are unlikely to succeed because the […]