Mauritania

US warning: African nations to be ‘punished’ if they trade in US-sanctioned commodities

African nations are free to buy grain from Russia but could face consequences if they trade in US-sanctioned commodities such as Russian oil, the US ambassador to the United Nations warned Thursday. “Countries can buy Russian agricultural products, including fertilizer and wheat,” Linda Thomas-Greenfield said during her visit to Uganda’s capital city Kampala, after a […]

UK Defense Think-Tank: London Should Back Morocco’s Autonomy Plan Offering Workable Solution to Sahara Issue

The United Kingdom should support Morocco’s Autonomy Plan offering a workable solution to the Sahara issue, says a leading UK defense and security think-tank. The Moroccan Autonomy Plan “remains the only credible, lasting, realistic and constructive solution” to the Sahara conflict, says a report by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). Following a paralyzing impasse […]

Counterterrorism: Morocco Dismantles another Jihadist Cell

Moroccan authorities announced on Friday the arrest of six operatives of ISIS extremist group who were planning to carry out terrorist acts in the North African Kingdom. Aged between 24 and 37, the members of this jihadist cell were nabbed in the city of Beni Mellal by units of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation […]