Ecowas mission in Mali

Qatar Turns to Tunisia As International Criticism Heats Up

The foreign minister of Qatar Khaled Al Attiya started Thursday a three-day visit to the North African nation of Tunisia to look into ways of boosting economic partnership between the two countries. This visit however takes place at a particular international and regional political juncture. The oil-rich Arab Gulf country is currently facing increasing scrutiny […]

Libya: UN-brokered gov’t retakes three cities from Haftar’s forces

Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) has gained significant territory in fighting west of the capital, Tripoli. A government spokesman said GNA forces took control of three key cities on the Mediterranean coast on Monday, as they expelled troops loyal to the Libyan National Army (LNA) of General Khalifa Haftar. The army seized the […]

Morocco, Mauritania Break Ice

Morocco and Mauritania are showing willingness to start a new page after undergoing a silent storm on the backdrop of Nouakchott’s ambiguous stands on the Sahara issue. A sign of the new rapprochement was expressed at the reception by Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz of Morocco’s new ambassador to Nouakchott Hamid Chabar who presented his […]