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Honduras has decided to suspend its recognition of self-proclaimed “SADR”, dealing another blow to the Algerian regime and its Polisario proxy separatist group as the UN Security Council is preparing to hold meetings on the Sahara. In a letter sent Wednesday to Moroccan FM Nasser Bourita, Honduras top diplomat described the move as a “sovereign […]
Sudan has announced emergency measures to address major disruptions in exports and imports, as Finance Minister Gibril Ibrahim moves to stabilize an economy severely weakened by conflict since April 2023. In a statement issued on Wednesday, April 22, the Ministry of Finance said a Government task force had been directed to implement immediate solutions to […]
US Republican Senator Ted Cruz renewed calls for closer scrutiny of the Polisario Front, raising concerns over the growing ties between the Algeria-backed separatist movement and Iran during a Senate hearing on counterterrorism in Africa. Speaking at a US Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on April 21, Cruz warned that cooperation between Iran and the […]
Austria expressed on Wednesday its support for the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2797 (2025) affirming that “genuine autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty could constitute a most feasible solution.” This position was set forth in a joint Communiqué adopted following a meeting in Vienna between Austria’s Federal Minister for European and International Affairs Beate Meinl-Reisinger and […]
Morocco and Sweden have signed a Memorandum of Understanding providing for upgrading security cooperation to the level of a sustainable partnership, establishing a contractual framework to strengthen mechanisms for exchanging expertise, experience, and best practices in policing. The MoU, signed during the working visit the Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, […]
A senior American official, who has conducted humanitarian missions for the State Department, has reportedly arrived at the Polisario-controlled Tindouf camps for talks with the Algeria-backed separatist group on dismantling these camps. According to press reports, State Department humanitarian officer Tabari Dossett has been assigned this mission which comes few days after the meeting held […]
Disruption to energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz is exacerbating the risk of a global food shock, as higher gas prices squeeze fertilizer production and other sectors outbid agricultural producers for key inputs and logistics. With hunger looming, life-saving fertilizer shipments cannot wait, Head of UN task force says. In normal times, one third […]
Pratt & Whitney Canada opened on Tuesday a new manufacturing facility in Morocco’s Nouaceur’s Midparc Industrial Zone which is attracting a growing number of investors and major players in the global aerospace industry. The new production site is expected to create approximately 200 new jobs by 2030 and add critical production capacity to support Pratt […]
King Mohammed VI and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a telephone conversation on regional developments and bilateral cooperation, reported on Wednesday Emirati news agency WAM. The two leaders discussed ways of strengthening further bilateral relations and voiced shared commitment to continued consultation and coordination on regional challenges. Talks also covered a […]
Mali and Niger have renewed long‑standing accusations that Algeria is exporting terrorism into the Sahel by sheltering, enabling and indirectly sustaining armed groups that carry out attacks south of its borders. Although Malian and Nigerien officials stopped short of explicitly naming Algeria this time during remarks at a regional security forum in Senegal on Monday, […]