Head of the Algeria-backed separatist Polisario militia Brahim Ghali is once again under the spotlight following corroborated accusations of fuel smuggling. This time it was a pro-separatists’ media Futuro Sahraui that denounced the embezzlement of fuel by Ghali and his henchmen to enrich themselves. The fuel is monthly provided by the mentor of the separatist […]
The “pervasive threats” of terrorism and organized crime are spilling over from the conflict-stricken Sahel to more stable coastal areas in West Africa, a UN envoy said. Terrorist groups sprouting from the Algerian civil war legacy found safe haven in the vast desert swathes of the Sahel where they acted in connivance with trafficking groups […]
Mauritania has reaffirmed the strength of the country’s treasury, citing an increase in tax revenues of about 30 billion former ouguiyas in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period last year. The data were disclosed by Minister of Economic Affairs and Development, Abdallahi Ould Souleimane Ould Cheikh Sidiya, at a press conference […]
