Former Spanish FM Ana-Palacio

UN Peace-Keepers: over 70,000 Moroccan Blue Helmets deployed Worldwide

Morocco is one of the longstanding supporters and contributors of troops to the UN peacekeeping operations, has, since 1960, taken part in peace operations in Africa, Europe, Latin America and Asia, and is deploying over 70,000 Moroccan Blue Helmets Worldwide. The data were revealed at an international seminar held at the headquarters of the Southern […]

Burundi shuts down Rwanda border, suspends diplomatic ties amid rising tensions

Relations between Burundi and Rwanda have taken another downturn after the former announced on Thursday (18 January) that it had suspended diplomatic ties with its neighbor and unilaterally closed its border. The move came last week, after the Burundi government accused Rwanda of supporting a Burundian rebel group known as RED-Tabara that is based in […]

Guinea’s junta tightens grip on power despite opposition protests

Guinea’s military junta, led by Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, is facing mounting resistance from the country’s resilient civil society and pro-democracy movement as it seeks to extend its hold on power. Since seizing power in a 2021 coup, Doumbouya’s government has delayed its promised return to constitutional order, now eyeing elections for 2025 after missing a […]