Head of Morocco’s internal security; Commander of Royal Gendarmerie awarded highest decoration of Spain’s Civil Guard

The head of Morocco’s internal security Abdellatif Hammouchi and the Commmander of the Royal gendarmerie Lieutenant General Mohamed Haramou, were decorated in Spain. A royal decree published in Spain’s Official Gazette bestows on the Moroccan officials the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Spanish Civil Guard. The distinction awarding was endorsed Saturday, […]

Chief of Morocco’s Business Federation Resigns after being Lambasted over Algeria Remarks

Head of the Moroccan enterprises federation (CGEM) Salaheddine Mezouar submitted his resignation after being criticized by a foreign ministry statement over remarks concerning the unrest in Algeria. Mezouar, who announced his resignation in an e-mail to the CGEM members citing “major personal constraints”, had told an international conference in Marrakech that the military regime in […]

Russia’s ‘Africa Corps’ takes over Wagner Group’s lucrative operations on the continent

Moscow has effectively dismantled and largely taken over the Wagner Group and its African operations, once led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, in the year since the mercenaries launched a mutiny against President Vladimir Putin’s government, according to experts. For years, the Kremlin worked through the paramilitary group to covertly prop up authoritarian leaders, exploit natural resources, […]