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Western leaders to boycott Francophonie Summit to take place in Tunisia

Western leaders including France’s Emmanuel Macron and Canada’s Justin Trudeau have not confirmed their presence at the XVIII Summit of La Francophonie to take place in Tunisia, on the island of Djerba in the month of November, reportedly over ongoing exceptional measures adopted by President Kais Saied. Scheduled for November 20-21 under theme “Connectivity in […]

The Polisario Stifling Internet Access in Tindouf Camps

The inhabitants of the Tindouf camps (southern Algeria) have been complaining about the very slow speed of the Internet this weekend. Some blame the Polisario for this restrictive move amidst growing censorship. It is not a complete shutdown but the sequestered inhabitants find it very hard to exchange online messages or use the Net. According […]

Morocco-US Defense Consultative Committee convenes 11th session in Rabat

At the high instructions of King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the FAR, the Morocco-US Defense Consultative Committee (DCC) convened its 11th session this Tuesday at the headquarters of the National Defense Administration.   The session was co-chaired by Morocco’s Minister Delegate for National Defense Administration, Abdellatif Loudyi, and US […]