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Spanish Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, stressed on Thursday that the risk of terror attacks against Spanish nationals in the Tindouf camps in Algeria is “imminent”. “This is a real threat confirmed by the foreign intelligence services operating in the region,” the Spanish minister said in an interview to the private radio station “Cadena Ser”, […]
Morocco has removed and destroyed 96,272 landmines since the launch of a demining process in 1975. These included 49,325 anti-personnel mines and 20,543 bomb remnants, Morocco’s Ambassador to Norway Lamia Radi said. The Ambassador made the statement while speaking at the Fourth Review Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on her country’s lawmakers to rethink restrictive arms export policies towards Africa, arguing the restrictions are not in Germany’s best interest. The chancellor, who was addressing the German parliament, the Bundestag, on Wednesday, made the case for more engagement in Africa’s Sahel region, where the threat of destabilization […]
Benin has ordered the European Union’s ambassador to leave the West African tiny nation with immediate effect, citing his interference in domestic political affairs. A statement from the president’s office confirmed the news on Wednesday. The Beninese government reportedly gave the German-born diplomat Oliver Nette until December 1 to leave the country. The office of […]
The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a travel warning cautioning Spaniards against traveling to Algeria and to the Polisario-run Tindouf Camps. In the updated travel warning, posted on its official website as reported by Europa Press, the Foreign Ministry recommends Spanish travelers to show “extreme caution” throughout Algeria and to avoid trips to […]
French carmaker PSA and Morocco’s car technology industry center (CETIEV) joined efforts to boost research and development in the country, a move that would result in technology transfer. Key to Morocco’s industrial strategy is technology transfer through attracting large-scale investments that spur the growth of local suppliers in order to increase the rate of locally […]
Marrakech is hosting INTERPOL’s fourth meeting for Chiefs of Police from the Middle East and North Africa, with ways of tackling organized crime and terrorism high on the agenda. With the MENA region being one of the fastest growing regions for information exchange via INTERPOL, senior law enforcement officials are meeting to identify ways for […]
A demonstration in solidarity with the victims of the serious violations of human rights committed by the polisario against Sahrawi populations sequestered in the Tindouf camps in the Algerian territory, was held on Saturday at the Constitution Plaza in Vitoria Gasteiz, in the Basque Country. The demonstration was organized as part of a series of […]
Morocco issued on Thursday an international bond worth 1 billion Euros, the finance ministry said, noting the success of the sovereign notes sales as demand hit €5.3 billion. The bond has a maturity of 12 years and an interest rate of 1.5% as Morocco tapped the international market at a very propitious time benefiting for […]
Morocco’s Royal Gendarmerie has received 5 helicopters from the Swiss Air Rescue (REGA) to strengthen the response, search and rescue capabilities of the county police of the North African Kingdom. According to “Forum Far-Maroc” web site, an online news platform focusing on Moroccan Royal Armed Forces (FAR) activities as well as on armaments and defense […]