Spanish far-left abandons Polisario after deal with socialists

Spanish socialist PSOE sealed a deal with the far-left Sumar coalition to end the political limbo in the country in a breakthrough agreement that includes abandoning support for the Polisario separatists. Under the outgoing government led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Spain has backed Morocco’s autonomy plan in the Sahara territory as the “sole” political […]

Kais Saied’s Tunisia: a case study in democratic backsliding

Within a week two leading French papers shed light on the authoritarian drift suffered by Tunisia under the rule of Kais Saied. Both Jeune Afrique and Le Point listed facets of democratic backpedaling under a president who has also undermined Tunisia’s economic outlook Tunisia, once hailed as an Arab Spring’s democratic success story, is now […]

President Trump offers $50 Mln for arrest of Venezuela’s Pdt, Ally of Algeria & Polisario

The enemies of Morocco are falling down one after another like leaves in autumn. Now, it’s the turn of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, a supporter of the Algerian junta and Polisario militia. The Trump administration has offered a $50 million-reward for his arrest. Maduro is accused by the United States of being one of the […]