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South Africa’s uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has thrown its full support behind Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara, calling for a bold new strategic partnership between the two “African powerhouses”. In a newly released policy paper, the party, led by former president Jacob Zuma, made the case for African unity rooted in shared liberation histories between […]
The Polisario-run Tindouf camps have become a “breeding ground” for the recruitment of jihadists in full connivance of Algerian regime, said a recent analysis published on the National Interest, a leading US media focusing on geopolitics. The op-ed by, Ahmed Sharawi, notes how Algeria perpetuated the conflict over the Sahara territory and abandoned its sovereignty […]
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a stark warning that desert locust swarms are expected to intensify across Libya and North Africa throughout June and July, posing a growing threat to food security in the region. The swarms, which are already forming in parts of Libya, Tunisia, and Algeria, are anticipated to move […]
Morocco’s diplomatic strategy is bearing fruit across Anglophone Africa, as a growing number of English-speaking nations endorse its autonomy plan as the only solution to the Sahara issue, in a development that reflects a broader global realignment in favor of Rabat’s sovereignty over the territory. In a major diplomatic win, Ghana, a longtime ally of […]
Several hardline members of the Algeria-backed separatist group have joined jihadist groups operating in the Sahel region, according to a Spanish intelligence report cited by La Vanguardia newspaper. Radicalized polisario operatives are now holding senior positions within terror networks active in the Sahel, including al-Qaeda and ISIS branch in West Africa, said the alarming report, […]
The Algerian military regime has created an underground group composed of foreign mercenaries tasked with carrying covert operations aimed at destabilizing Sahel countries, said “Sahel Intelligence” news outlet citing Algerian Gendarmerie sources. Code-named “KL-7”, the secret paramilitary force is believed to have conducted subversive missions in Algeria’s southern neighboring countries in coordination with terrorist groups […]
The Moroccan Confederation of Industrial Pelagic Fishing Shipowners (COMAIP) and Mauritania’s National Fisheries Federation (FNP) have adopted a groundbreaking joint declaration establishing coordinated management of Atlantic African coastal fishery resources, particularly small pelagic species. Following two days of negotiations in Dakhla (June 2-3), both parties achieved a shared vision grounded in United Nations Convention on […]
Algeria’s vehement reaction to the United Kingdom’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan in Western Sahara has done more than express diplomatic discontent. It laid bare Algiers’ transformation from a behind-the-scenes sponsor and host of the Polisario militias to the undisguised principal actor in the decades-old territorial dispute. In a statement laced with indignation, Algeria’s foreign […]
As the UK has just joined the United States, France, Spain, Germany and several Arab & African countries, recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara or supporting the autonomy plan, the future of Algeria-backed Polisario Front of Brahim Ghali seems more uncertain than ever. For decades, the Polisario has benefited from political and financial support from […]
Algeria’s vehement reaction to the United Kingdom’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan in Western Sahara has done more than express diplomatic discontent. It laid bare Algiers’ transformation from a behind-the-scenes sponsor and host of the Polisario militias to the undisguised principal actor in the decades-old territorial dispute. In a statement laced with indignation, Algeria’s foreign […]