DRC train derails

U.S. deadline given to Polisario to comply expires, paving the way for its designation terrorist organization

U.S. congressmen Joe Wilson (Republican) and Jimmy Panetta (Democrat) have introduced in June a legislation designating Algeria-backed Polisario militias a foreign terrorist organization. On August 24, the 90-day deadline stipulated by H.R. 4119: “Polisario Front Terrorist Designation Act” expired, setting in motion the legal process for branding the Polisario separatist group as a Foreign Terrorist […]

Aborted coup in Bissau: “The situation is under control”

Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo escaped a coup attempt on Tuesday, the latest in a series of coups across West Africa. Mr. Embalo, a former general who arrived in 2020 at the head of this country with a political history marked by such events, appeared Tuesday evening before the press unharmed and serene, after having […]

Morocco’s approach to counter extremism, a fundamental reference – international expert

Morocco’s approach to dealing with religious extremism is a fundamental reference, said international expert and lecturer at German Leipzig University’s Global & European Studies Institute, Gilad Ben Nun, describing this approach as successful. “An overview of Morocco’s general approach to combating religious extremism gives a clear measure of the success of such efforts. The fact […]