US Defense Secretary Mark Esper

Algeria further undermines its market share in Spain’s gas market

When Algeria halted its biggest gas pipeline with Spain in late 2021, decision-makers in Madrid knew that Algiers’ reliability as an energy supplier was called into question. In a series of self-defeating measures, Algeria has announced a technical problem in the small Medgaz pipeline, effectively halting all exports to Spain and further pushing the country […]

Trump Senior Advisor Massad Boulos Not Leaving His Post Over the Sahara, Belying Algerian & Polisario Reports

U.S. senior Presidential advisor Massad Boulos has denied press reports circulated by the Algerian regime and its Polisario puppet alleging termination of his mission over the Sahara issue and his re-assignment as U.S. ambassador to UAE. Massad Boulos has rejected the false and baseless reports, affirming that he maintains his current job as top advisor […]

Six African leaders launch peace mission to Moscow and Kyiv to end ‘devastating’ war

Six African leaders plan to spearhead and facilitate what they hope could be the beginning of peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv more than one year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Tuesday (16 May) that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had agreed to meet […]