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Morocco, Libya pool efforts to promote & protect human rights

The Moroccan National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and the National Council for Civil Liberties and Human Rights of Libya have signed a cooperation agreement, laying the foundations for joint action and consultation mechanisms, to promote and protect human rights in both countries. Under the agreement, signed Friday in Rabat, the two institutions undertake to exchange […]

Morocco, a bulwark to Iran’s destabilization schemes in Africa

Morocco has been proactive in taking action against Iran’s mischief and attempts to sow instability in West Africa. Iran saw in the instability fed by weak states and the presence of armed groups in the Sahel and West Africa a chance to gain a foothold backed by client states such as Algeria. Moroccan officials have […]

China’s ‘Soft-Power’ Inroads into North Africa

The current international environment has been significantly shaped by three defining events: the eurozone crisis, the ‘Arab Spring’ accompanied by the rise of political Islam in North Africa and the Middle East, and the continuing rise of China’s global influence. A closer look at these three seemingly disconnected events reveals that they are in fact […]