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US-Algeria-Sahara: Blinken exposes Boukadoum’s misleading & tortuous account

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Algerian FM Sabri Boukadoum had on Thursday, for the first time, a telephone conversation, under the Biden Administration, but the two top diplomats gave different accounts of their talks, leaving many scratching their heads. In his posted tweet, Boukadoum said Western Sahara was discussed, but Secretary Blinken made […]

Morocco & France agree to step up cooperation in agronomy, forestry, veterinary research

Morocco and France have agreed to enhance cooperation in agronomy, forestry & veterinary research as well as in agriculture vocational training on the sidelines of the ongoing Paris International agricultural show 2024. The agreement, which was inked Friday in Paris, aims to foster cooperation ties between the two countries’ agriculture universities and vocational training centres. […]

Does Algeria still have cash to buy social peace?

The Algerian military regime which has been ruling behind a thin civilian curtain has long used its gas and oil money to buy social peace and quell dissent. But, with the fall in oil prices and the depletion of state coffers, Algerian citizens felt the pain of a dwindling purchasing power which augurs ill for […]