France issues arrest warrant for Algerian diplomat involved in kidnaping of political refugee

Against the backdrop of worsening ties between Paris and Algiers, French judicial authorities have issued an international arrest warrant for a former Algerian embassy official accused of orchestrating a covert kidnapping operation on French soil. The suspect, identified as a former intelligence officer operating under diplomatic cover, is wanted for “arrest, abduction and unlawful detention […]

Moroccan ambassador lays bare Algerian FM’s contradictions before Non-Aligned Movement

Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Omar Hilale has laid bare the Algerian Foreign Minister’s manifest contradictions before the Non-Aligned Movement in Baku on Thursday, pointing out that Algeria is instrumentalizing the Movement’s principles it claims to promote in international forums at a time when it has persisted in violating them for decades. Hilal’s remarks […]

Gabon’s strongman visits Chad for fourth international trip

Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, the General and new leader of Gabon, undertook his fourth international trip with a visit Monday October 9 to Chad where he met President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno. The Gabonese leader came to power on August 30, after deposing Omar Bongo Ali Odimba. The meeting between the Gabonese and Chadian transition […]