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The 12th edition of the Regional Maritime and Coastal Forum concluded on Thursday in Nouakchott, with participants adopting the Nouakchott Declaration and urging intensified efforts to safeguard marine and coastal ecosystems across West Africa. Hosted by Mauritania in collaboration with the Regional Partnership for the Conservation of Coastal and Marine Areas in West Africa, the […]
The April 2026 presidential election at the Pan-African Parliament has triggered a significant institutional post-mortem, with observers and participants documenting a process that they describe as falling short of the procedural standards expected of a body tasked with embodying the governance principles of the African Union. In a detailed analytical commentary published by le360 platform […]
On April 30, 2026, global and regional actors meeting in Berlin adopted a set of guiding frameworks known as the “Berlin Principles”, aimed at bringing an end to the protracted three-year conflict in Sudan. The agreement was endorsed by a broad coalition including the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, the European Union, and the […]
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita on April 29 denounced recent deadly attacks in Mali and warned of the growing alliance between separatist movements and terrorist groups, a nexus he said that poses a serious threat to stability across the Sahel. Speaking after bilateral talks in Rabat with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, Bourita […]
Sudan’s army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, on Wednesday, April 29, affirmed his refusal to negotiate with the Rapid Support Forces, pledging to sustain military operations until the country is fully secured. The conflict, ongoing since April 2023, has severely worsened humanitarian and security conditions across Sudan, with diplomatic efforts to reach a political settlement remaining […]
The United Nations Security Council has imposed sanctions on four individuals linked to the conflict in Sudan, including a senior official of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), on April 28, 2026. The 1591 Sanctions Committee designated Al-Goney Hamdan Dagalo, procurement director of the RSF and brother to its leader, subjecting him to asset freezes and […]
Desire to contain Morocco drives Algeria’s Sahel trade plan Algeria’s renewed push to present itself as a commercial gateway for the Sahel came as the latest desperate political maneuver driven by rivalry with Morocco rather than a serious effort to improve regional trade access for landlocked African countries. This week, Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf […]
Republican congressman Tim Moore (North Carolina) has joined the list of U.S. lawmakers pushing for the designation of Polisario as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) with the emerging of evidences confirming the participation of the Algeria-backed armed militias in the deadly terrorist attacks launched against Mali. The FTO bill was introduced in the House of […]
A new report from Spain-based defense analysis platform Defensa has shed detailed light on Morocco’s evolving military posture, describing a strategic doctrine that combines the Defense of territorial integrity with an active role in regional security across the Sahel corridor. The analysis arrives at a moment when Morocco’s security architecture is attracting sustained attention from […]
Morocco reiterated this Tuesday its active and constant solidarity with Mali before the African Union’s Peace and Security Council, and called for strengthened support for the West African country’s efforts. Speaking during an AU-PSC meeting devoted to discussing the situation in Mali, the Moroccan delegation firmly condemned the terrorist and separatist attacks that targeted civilian […]