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The return of Morocco to the African Union enables the kingdom to play a key role in promoting peace and stability efforts at the sub-regional and continental levels, said Côte d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara. President Ouattara was quoted in a joint statement issued following the visit King Mohammed VI paid to Abidjan (February 24-27) as […]
After a deadlock in forming a new government that lasted more than five months, King Mohammed VI decided to dismiss the designated Head of the Government, Abdelilah Benkirane, after he failed in his task to lead negotiations to form a new cabinet. Benkirane will be replaced by another personality chosen by the King from the […]
International think tanks and risk consultancies continue to draw bleak prospects for Algeria whose finances have been severely battered by low energy prices coupled with a decline in output and an increase in domestic consumption. In a detailed report, Statfor, a US firm specialising in geopolitical risk analysis, warns of the unravelling of Algeria as […]
Morocco’s Consul General in Orly; a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, has been reportedly recalled over alleged mistreatment of her housekeeper. The housekeeper was shown in a video posted on social media calling out for police help for being abused by her employer Malika Alaoui. The housekeeper was threatening to commit suicide […]
Libyan forces aligned with renegade Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar Tuesday recaptured the two oil terminals lost to Benghazi Defense Brigades (BDB) earlier this month. The East-based army known as the Libyan National Army (LNA), defying the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), lost Sidra and Ras Lanuf oil terminals on March 3 after BDB forces, […]
The European Union (EU) has denounced “restrictive measures imposed on bilateral trade” without prior consultation with the EU, says a report released on the occasion of 10th session of Algeria-EU Association Council convened Monday in Brussels. In January 2016, Algerian authorities required import licenses for certain European products such as cars, cement and concrete. These […]
Special Operation Forces from the US and Morocco wrapped up the joint military exercises centring on advanced communication and medical skills during Operation Flintlock 2017. The exercises took place in Tifnit training base in Morocco’s southern zone area of operations with the participation of US experts and more than 2,000 military personnel from 24 African […]
Set to strengthen its foothold in a Libya beset by chaos and instability, Russia threw its weight on Libya’s strongman Marshall Khalifa Haftar whose forces have made a blitzkrieg advance taking several oil fields and threatening to overtake the capital Tripoli from the UN-backed government. A US diplomat who requested not to be named told […]
Tunisian coast guards have seized 31.5 kg of pure cocaine off Tunisia’s Mediterranean coasts, probably coming from Italy, an official of the coast guard told media on Monday. The seizure amounts to six million euro, according to lieutenant-colonel Mohamed Walid Ben Ali. Two men manning a speedboat off Tunisian coast were chased Sunday evening near […]
The UN has called the Mauritanian regime and opposition to open direct talks in order to overcome the socio-political crisis, which has been gripping the country for many years, hindering the country’s development and economic growth. Both camps have been in finger-pointing game since 2009, year when Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was sworn in as […]