Kenya’s geopolitical re-balancing? — Ruto embraces West as ties with China cool

Kenyan President William Ruto’s recent diplomatic overtures to the West are prompting analysts to ask whether the days of close Chinese engagement are coming to an end. Since taking office in August, Ruto has embraced Kenya’s economic and diplomatic relationships with the United States, United Kingdom and other Western countries, causing onlookers to wonder whether […]

Algeria threatens Gulf countries over Sahara issue

The military junta ruling Algeria made their country once again look like a rogue state that does not respect state sovereignty and threatens to retaliate from Gulf countries that supported Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara region. Saudi Arabia and Qatar have openly supported at the UN Morocco’s sovereignty and UN efforts to find a lasting, […]

Slum Clearance: Morocco Shifts Into a Higher Gear

Morocco is accelerating its strategy to eliminate slum housing, restructuring priority metropolitan areas with tens of billions of dirhams in funding as it works to close the file on shantytowns and buildings at risk of collapse by 2028, according to an analysis puvlished by L’Economiste daily. Housing Ministry figures show the number of households living […]