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Morocco & Mauritania to Step up Military Training Cooperation

A delegation from the Royal Military Academy of Meknes paid lately a visit to Mauritania’s Joint Arms Military Academy to explore cooperation prospects in military training. The Moroccan delegation, led by Commander Mamdouh Al-Mehdi, was composed of third-year officer cadets. They were received by Col. Mohamed El Amine Abdel Moulah, Commander of the Mauritanian Military […]

Ghanaian fighters cross borders into Burkina Faso’s insurge

The brutal insurgency in Burkina Faso has drawn unexpected participants from neighboring Ghana, revealing complex webs of ethnic ties, revenge motives, and economic incentives driving cross-border violence. Three Ghanaian fighters, speaking anonymously to the BBC, described their involvement in bloody battles since 2018, citing family connections and retribution for military attacks on civilian communities as […]

Why Should the Maghreb Remain Priority Area in French Foreign Policy?

France and the three Maghreb countries, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, are bound by longstanding historic, cultural and economic ties that makes the three North African states a priority area in the French foreign policy. A report recently published by the Paris-based think thank, Institut Montaigne, stresses that the Maghreb is a priority area for France […]