Morocco establishes eight marine protected areas to preserve coastal biodiversity

Morocco has officially established eight Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) along its Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts as part of its commitment to the global biodiversity framework, Energy Transition and Sustainable Development Minister Leila Benali announced Thursday at the opening of the 8th Sea Forum in El Jadida. The initiative aims to protect 10% of Morocco’s maritime […]

Burkinabe junta’s security strategy of recruiting cheap militiamen backfires — NYT report

By arming civilians who are poorly trained and have little to no respect for human rights, Burkina Faso’s junta-led government has brought the West African nation that once prided itself on tolerance and peaceful interethnic relations to the brink of civil war, says a latest report by The New York Times (NYT). A West Africa […]

Niger’s coup aborts Algeria’s pipeline dream

The military coup in Niger has added political instability to terrorism risks in a region beset with violent extremism and weak states making Algeria’s ambitions to establish a gas pipeline channelling Nigerian gas an unfeasible project. Algeria has for long fantasized about a pipeline to transport Nigerian gas to Europe, a project that has been […]