moroccan energy minister Leila Benali

France transfers its first military base to Chadian authorities as influence in Africa wanes

France on Thursday (26 December) officially handed over its first military base to Chad as part of an ongoing withdrawal of French forces from the central African country, which comes after N’Djamena abruptly ended military cooperation with its former colonial power last month. Chad’s military chief of staff said the military base at Faya-Largeau in […]

More countries deplore Algeria’s decision to cut diplomatic relations with Morocco

Djibouti and the Union of the Comors have joined the growing list of countries that have deplored Algeria’s decision to cut diplomatic relations with Morocco. Djibouti on Sunday expressed its “deep regret” over Algeria’s decision and called for settling the dispute through diplomatic channels. Djibouti’s foreign Ministry underlined in a statement that the “Republic of […]

New Setback for Polisario Proponents at European Parliament

Polisario proponents at the European Parliament have suffered a new setback with the rejection of an amendment to include a new aid to the Algerian-based separatist group in the 2017 EU draft budget. Three extreme left MEPs presented the amendment to add 150 million euros in support of the Polisario sugarcoating their arguments with defending […]