Mauritania Slavery

Steering Committee of 5+5 Defense Initiative meets in Rabat

Morocco is hosting this March 29-30 the 34th meeting of the Steering Committee of the member countries of the 5+5 Defense Initiative that will assess the situation on the projects initiated within the framework of the Initiative, update the Action Plan for the year 2022, and draw up the draft Action Plan for the year […]

Moroccan Istiqlal party urges Spain’s PP to clarify its position on Sahara autonomy

Amid improving Moroccan-Spanish ties, Spain’s PP party chose to swim against the current, extending an invitation to members of the Algeria-backed Polisario separatist group. The hostile stands of the PP party, which runs the occupied cities of Ceuta and Melillia, triggered a letter from the Istiqlal party urging a clear stand on the Sahara issue. […]

Elusive Jihadist Leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar Killed ?

Algerian Islamist militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar, one of the most wanted Al Qaeda commanders, has been reportedly killed in a US airstrike carried over weekend in Libya’s eastern city of Ajdabiya. The death of Belmokhtar, a notorious Afghan war veteran, has been announced by the Libyan government recognized by the international community. A Pentagon spokesman Colonel […]