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The security situation and risks associated with it at the regional level, and the terrorist threats, especially in the Sahel-Saharan region, were at the focus of a meeting held in Rabat Friday by Director General of Territory Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, and visiting Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), William Burns. Talks focused on […]
South Africa will use its position as the 2023 chair of the BRICS multilateral bloc to advance the interests of African states under the theme of ‘BRICS and Africa Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development and Multilateralism’. “Africa supplied raw materials that contributed to the industrializations of other parts of the world. It is […]
The U.S. embassy in Algeria has reacted to the sentencing of Algerian journalist Ihsane El Kadi to five years in prison, with two years suspended, for bogus charges to muzzle vocal critics of the ruling military junta. Immediately after the announcement of the verdict over the weekend by an Algerian court, the U.S. diplomatic mission […]
The U. S. vice president Kamala Harris ended on Saturday her weeklong Africa trip that led her to Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia. If the influence of other foreign powers loomed over her trip, she tried to deepen and reframe U.S. relationships with the continent, highlighting major steps in that direction. “My visit has convinced me […]
Spain has dealt a hard blow to Polisario and its puppeteers during the latest summit of the Ibero-American Conference of Heads of State and Governments, an organization equivalent of the Commonwealth or Francophonie. During this summit convened in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Spanish foreign minister José Manuel Albares has foiled a plot hatched by the […]
The Biden Administration has told the Algerian regime that it wants support for the UN political process on the Sahara and stability in the region. This message was conveyed by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman during talks she held Tuesday with the newly appointed Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf. According to a statement […]
The Atlas Lions, the semi-finalist in Qatar’s World Cup 2022, continue to rewrite football history. On Saturday, Morocco defeated Brazil 2-1 in a friendly match played in Tangiers, becoming the first ever Arab team to defeat the five-time world champions. The Midfielder Sofiane Boufal opened the score in the 29th minute with spinning move in […]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Tunisia to speed up efforts in order to reach a deal with the International Monetary Fund that would spare it economic collapse. “The most critical thing they can do on the economic side is actually get an IMF agreement,” Blinken said at a senate hearing in a statement […]
US Vice President Kamala Harris will become the highest-ranking Biden administration official to visit Africa when she begins a tour of Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia on Sunday. Harris will focus on strengthening partnerships, security and economic prosperity, her office said, with analysts adding that her mere presence – as the first female vice president who […]
Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita held talks Tuesday in Washington with National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, and White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, Brett McGurk. Discussions focused on means to further deepen and diversify the strategic partnership between the United States and Morocco, in line with their shared ambitions […]