EU ambassador to Malawi Sandra Paesen

Morocco-US: Obama’s Special Envoy Expected in Rabat Next Week

US President’s special envoy for the global coalition to counter the Islamic State (IS) group will visit Morocco early next week to update Moroccan authorities on the coalition’s actions to weed out the terrorist group, the US State Department said on Wednesday. “Morocco is a strong partner in the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL and […]

Boycott of Moroccan ports, how Algeria shot itself in foot

In a self-defeating decision Algerian bank association (ABEF) ordered in December a ban of all transactions involving transshipment through Moroccan ports. Few days later, in January, ABEF partly backpedaled on the decision excluding fresh produce and meat, while maintaining the ban of all transactions involving other non-perishable goods. The boycott generated “immediate and severe consequences,” […]

Tindouf: The Case of Missing Ahmed Khalil Reignites Protests

About one hundred demonstrators have joined the members of the family of Ahmed Khalil in a sit-in organized in front of UNHCR headquarters in Tindouf to demand answers about the whereabouts of ex-polisario leader, kidnapped in 2009 by the Algerian security services. Mr. Khalil was abducted ten years ago in Algiers where he was expected […]