Moroccan Interior Minister holds meeting in Tetuan

Gabon’s new strongman expected in neighboring Equatorial Guinea to cool tensions

Gabon’s transition leader Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema is expected this Tuesday September 19 in neighboring Equatorial Guinea in a bid to ease tensions after Malabo was finger-pointed for supporting an alleged countercoup against Nguema who seized power on August 30. Nguema’s trip, his first since assuming officially power on September 04, aims at thawing […]

Portugal Freezes Assets of Angola’s Former First Daughter

Portugal has ordered a freeze on the bank accounts of the Angolan billionaire businesswoman Isabel dos Santos.   Isabel, the daughter of the former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos, is currently the subject of a criminal investigation in Angola.   The public prosecutor’s office in Lisbon confirmed reports that dozens of personal and corporate […]

Algerian diplomacy in denial as UN resolution identifies it as a party to Sahara conflict

Algeria’s latest diplomatic maneuver is drawing scrutiny after Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf proposed that his country would back any mediation between Morocco and the Polisario Front over the Sahara dispute. The offer, made during a press conference in Algiers, comes despite UN Security Council Resolution 2797 explicitly naming Algeria as a party to the conflict. […]