Abderrahmane el Youssoufi 1924 – 2020

Intervening in Mali – Securing the Sahel?

Last December, the U.N. Security Council passed a cautious resolution that outlined steps to be taken before an international military intervention into Mali to deal with the deteriorating security situation in the country. But in a surprise move on 11 January, French President Francois Hollande authorized airstrikes in Mali to stop a sudden southward push […]

Tunisia: Two outgoing ministers kept in new cabinet

Tunisia’s nominal Prime Minster Thursday unveiled his long awaited cabinet with only two ministers of the former cabinet kept. Habib Jemli appointed by his party, the Islamist Ennahdha party, in October following parliamentarian elections has proposed a 28-member cabinet including four women. The team approved by President Kais Saied is almost made of new faces […]

Who is Gen. El Farouk new Inspector General of Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces

General Belkhir El Farouk whom King Mohammed VI recently appointed Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces is a battle-hardened man who has been through the main inflections points in the Moroccan Sahara. After graduating from Morocco’s Royal military academy, Gen. El Farouk built a career of 52 years in the Moroccan army, the bulk […]