Cracks Appearing in Algiers-Moscow Relations following Ukraine’s Support to Tuareg Separatists in Mali

Russia is reportedly angry with Algeria, its traditional ally, for failing to tip it off over the support provided by Ukraine’s military intelligence to a coalition of Tuareg separatists and jihadists who fought the Wagner group and Malian armed forces near Algerian border last week. According to press reports, tensions running high between the two […]

World Bank Credits Morocco’s Regulatory Reforms as Growth Driver

Regulatory reforms implemented in Morocco to promote private sector activity—described as “deeper than expected”—could stimulate growth, reduce the informal economy, and create employment, according to the World Bank Group’s updated Global Economic Prospects report released in Washington. The international financial institution notes that favorable weather conditions contributed to agricultural production recovery in the Kingdom. Current […]

Spanish Ambassador summoned to Morocco’s Foreign Ministry over Polisario leader hospitalization in Logroño

Moroccan Foreign Ministry has expressed its resentment and strong rejection of the Spanish move to hospitalize Polisario leader Ibrahim Ghali in one of its hospitals after he entered Spain with an Algerian passport using a fake name. Le360 and El Pais both reported, citing diplomatic sources, that the Spanish Ambassador was heard at Rabat’s Foreign […]