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The President has been deployed himself at what appears as a life or death election for the position of “deputy” African Union commission chairperson, which was won by Algerian diplomat Selma Malika Haddadi. The Algerian large delegation- which came to campaign for their candidate equipped with lavished leather bags- burst out in jubilation in the […]
Ways of enhancing further cooperation in judicial matters between Morocco and Senegal were at the center of talks held Monday in Rabat between Mohamed Abdenabaoui, first President of Morocco’s Court of Cassation & President Delegate of the High Council of the Judiciary, and Mohamadou Mansour Mbaye, first President of the Supreme Court of Senegal. The […]
A senior US counterterrorism official has raised alarms about the increasing threat posed by global jihadist groups, warning that they are, for example, expanding their activities from Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso into Benin and Togo, which had once had little exposure to jihadi threats. Speaking at a recent Washington conference, Sebastian Gorka noted that […]
The M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, have seized control of Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), raising fears of a regional escalation. Their rapid advance through the South Kivu region, after an earlier lightning-speed offensive on Goma in neighboring North Kivu, marks a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict. […]
A devastating collapse at an illegal gold mine near Kéniéba in Mali’s western Kayes region has claimed over 40 lives, predominantly women, highlighting the perilous nature of informal mining operations in one of the world’s major gold-producing nations. The tragedy occurred when prospectors entered abandoned open-pit areas in search of remaining gold deposits. This catastrophe, […]
Morocco reiterated, on Sunday before the 38th Ordinary Summit of the African Union (AU), its commitment to peace, security and sustainable development in Africa, as well as to the principles of neighborliness and non-interference in states’ affairs, and emphasized the pressing need to combat terrorist and separatist groups. Speaking at a meeting devoted to the […]
Barrick Gold’s CEO Mark Bristow has said operations at its shuttered Loulo-Gounkoto mine in Mali will restart once the country’s junta authorities allow it to resume gold shipments. Operations at the site were halted in January 2024 after the Malian government blocked gold shipments and seized approximately $245 million worth of gold. Bristow emphasized that […]
African leaders and business executives, at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, sought to strongly challenge the persistent myths about investment risks in Africa. Speaking in one of the panels, Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), presented data revealing that Africa’s risk profile is far lower than commonly believed, with a loss […]
Morocco called, on Friday evening before the meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council (AU-PSC) at the level of Heads of State and Government, for a solution through dialogue that would guarantee the territorial integrity and stability of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), reaffirmed its opposition to all forms of separatism, and […]
Morocco is emerging as a key security and economic partner in the Sahel, a region grappling with rising insurgency, transnational crime, and shifting political alliances. With strategic initiatives such as the Morocco Atlantic Initiative, the North African nation is strengthening ties with landlocked Sahel countries, offering them vital access to global trade routes and positioning […]