Moroccan finance & economy minister Mohamed Bnchaaboun

Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces respond to Polisario’s provocations

Moroccan Royal Armed Forces were given instructions to respond firmly to any Polisario provocations east of the security wall. A weapon-carrier of the separatist militia was obliterated today Nov 15. On its facebook page, FAR-Maroc, the Moroccan army said that it has responded to childish acts by the Polisario along the wall which do not […]

Cash-strapped Algeria Continues to Spend Lavishly on Defense, SIPRI

As it heeds straight towards the depletion of its oil-money coffers, Algeria imposed austerity measures, cutting subsidies and introducing taxes, while maintaining lavish spending on armament unchanged. Algeria spent $1.686 billion on defense that is a 0.4% increase compared to last year, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) said in its latest report on global […]

Sudan: Famine spreads and State withdraws from Food Security Barometer

Famine is rapidly spreading across Sudan, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a widely used tool by the United Nations and humanitarian organizations to assess levels of malnutrition. However, the reliability of future data is now in question, as Sudan has withdrawn from this critical system. A glance at the IPC map […]