O Maghreb: Where Art Thou… in US Foreign Policy?

The US elections and the monotonous presidential debates bear little to no substance on North Africa. In the much-anticipated third debate on foreign policy, there was scant mention of the countries of the Maghreb and their important strategic worth in US global fight against terrorism. Except for Libya (mentioned 12 times) in the context of […]

Morocco/Drug trafficking: Police search at Mohammed V airport ever efficient, two Brazilians nabbed

Security forces at Casablanca Mohammed V airport have arrested two Brazilian women suspected for drug trafficking, one week after the same forces apprehended three Tunisians. The Brazilians, aged 28 and 42, were nabbed Sunday upon their arrival from Brazil, reports say. Suspected of drug trafficking, police search revealed the presence of 2.8 kg of cocaine […]

Over 10,000 migrants died trying to reach Canary Islands from West Africa in 2024

As many as 50 migrants who recently attempted to reach Spain via boat from West Africa drowned, according to the migrant rights organization Walking Borders, whose new report also found that over 10,457 migrants lost their lives last year while attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean to reach Canary Islands. Walking Borders reported on Thursday […]