Algeria runs against global counterterrorism efforts

Algeria, the country from which terrorism sprouted to plague the whole Sahel and beyond, has issued a statement opposing a ministerial meeting in Marrakech of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. The reason was that the closing statement warned of the dangers of the collusion between separatists- which Algeria supports- and terrorist groups. In a […]

Sahara: MINURSO’s new mandate to be extended by one year instead of six months

The mandate of the UN mission in the Sahara, MINURSO, will be extended by one year at the expiry of the current mandate this October 31 instead of six months. The one-year extension was proposed by the US and France. UN Security Council broke with its tradition of renewing the UN peacekeeping mission by one […]

Hammouchi invited to official celebrations of 200th anniversary of Spain’s national police force

  Director General of Morocco’s National Security and Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, has been invited to the official celebrations of 200th anniversary of the creation of Spain’s national police force marked this week. Hammouchi was invited by Director General of the Spanish national police force and was the only African security and intelligence official to […]