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The Biden administration has intensified lately political and military consultation with the Algerian regime in a bid to de-escalate tension with neighboring Morocco, Washington’s strategic ally and partner. However, several experts wonder whether the U.S. overture to Algeria will hold given the impulsive diplomacy of a country controlled by an oppressive and corrupt junta swaying […]
The US is clearly blaming Algeria for perpetuating the Sahara conflict by hampering UN efforts to reach a mutually acceptable political solution based on compromise, in line with Security Council resolutions which since 2007 have been describing Morocco’s autonomy plan as serious and credible. This was the summary of an interview with Deputy Assistant Secretary […]
King Mohammed VI was represented at the investiture ceremony of the new Argentine President, Javier Milei, which took place on Sunday in Buenos Aires, by speaker of the House of Representatives Rachid Talbi El Alami. The official investiture ceremony of Javier Milei took place at the headquarters of the Argentine Congress, in the presence of […]
Deputy Assistant Secretary Joshua Harris arrived Wednesday in Algiers “to begin a round of consultations with Algeria and Morocco to advance regional peace and UN political process in the Sahara to achieve an enduring solution without further delay.” The announcement was made by the U.S. State Department Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs in its Twitter […]
Kuwait’s Al Shaya group which operates Swedish ready-to-wear stores H&M and US brand café chain Starbucks in the MENA region and in Europe said it maintains business in Morocco, denying news reports that it was going to phase out from the country. Last week, Maroc Hebdo weekly said the Kuwaiti group will withdraw the two […]
The U.S. State Department has praised Morocco’s comprehensive counterterrorism strategy, which includes vigilant security measures, regional and international cooperation, and counter radicalization policies. In its latest annual report released Nov.30 on terrorism in the world, the State department said the United States and Morocco have a long history of strong counterterrorism (CT) cooperation, hailing the […]
Algeria’s self-serving approach towards the Sahel kept away from forging a stability and security partnership with the US, notes the United States Institute of Peace. In a study, headlined “For Peace in the Sahel, Can the U.S. Work with Algeria?”, the US think tank notes that Algeria has failed to help the Tuareg and the […]
Senegal’s navy has intercepted over three tons of cocaine from a ship moored off the coast in what is one of the country’s biggest drug hauls, as traffickers often exploit West African nations as transit points to transport cocaine from South America to Europe. “The patrol boat FOULADOU seized nearly 3 tons of pure cocaine […]
Benin Wednesday November 29 took delivery of some US military equipment worth $2.1 million to be used in the capacity building of the armed forces of the West African country. The ceremony took place at Sero Kora military camp, in the northern city of Parakou, local media ‘24h Au Benin’ reports. The equipment includes assault […]
A new motion passed Tuesday by the Colombian Senate expressed unequivocal support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its Sahara, reiterating the categorical rejection by the “legitimate representatives of the Colombian people” of the current government’s “unwise decision” to establish relations with the pseudo-SADR. “As Senators and legitimate representatives of the Colombian people, we […]