Mauritania is preparing for military drills near its northern borders with Algeria and Morocco in a bid to boost the readiness of its army to respond to Polisario incursions. The Polisario has often violated the territories of Mauritania to engage in provocations of Morocco’s armed forces and in all sort of trafficking in connivance with […]
In a landmark move to boost its influence in Africa, Russia last week hosted its first official military consultations with the defense chiefs of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger — members of the recently formalized Alliance of Sahel States (AES). The high-level talks in Moscow, led by Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov, concluded with the […]
Morocco argues that religion should serve as a bulwark against extremism, as evidenced by the Kingdom’s religious diplomacy in Africa, and stressed the need to reset relations between the West and Muslim countries. “For Morocco, the country of the Commandery of the Faithful, religion should serve as a bulwark against extremism rather than its pretext. […]
