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No end to diplomatic tensions between France & Algeria: French anti-terror prosecutors indict three individuals for abduction of Algerian dissident

It seems that there will be no end to diplomatic tensions between France and Algeria. Just as the two countries were trying to mend their months-long strained relations, following France’s clear-cut support to Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara, French anti-terror prosecutors have indicted three men in connection with the April 2024 kidnapping of Algerian dissident […]

Mauritania: Senate & Ruling Party at Odds over Constitutional Change

Tension is growing between the Mauritanian Senate and the ruling Union pour la Republique party (UPR) over regime’s plans to suppress the chamber without consulting its members as enshrined in the constitution. The Mauritanian regime last month organized a national dialogue to lead to a referendum over the replacement of the senate by regional councils […]

COVID-19: Confinement in Morocco to last for another month till May 20

The Moroccan government has extended for another month a countrywide confinement to stop the spread of the coronavirus, meaning people will have to stay home during the holy month of Ramadan. A joint statement of the health and the interior ministries said that the same protective and security measures imposed since March 20 will be […]