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Resolution 2797 adopted by UN Security Council end of October 2025 on Sahara has been a crowning achievement for Morocco’s diplomatic efforts, says “Geopolitical Desk” media platform, specialized in international relations. The 15-member Security Council endorsed the Sahara resolution with 11 votes in favor to none against, with 3 abstentions (China, Pakistan and Russian Federation). […]
Former Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki believes the Maghreb is entering a decisive phase, driven by a new United Nations approach to the Sahara dispute and mounting political turmoil in Tunisia. In an exclusive interview with le360, Marzouki argues these developments confirm Morocco’s growing diplomatic centrality while exposing Algeria’s need to reckon the failure of its […]
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has once again reached for deflection tactics in the face of Algeria’s growing diplomatic isolation after its Sahara fiasco, economic woes, and fragile social peace. In this context of failing domestic policies, Tebboune held an international conference on “colonial crimes in Africa.” It’s a move designed to stir nationalist sentiment and redirect […]
The U.S.-based Committee to Protect Journalists has called on Algerian authorities to “immediately and unconditionally” release veteran columnist Saad Bouakba, who was arrested on November 27 for comments on independence war. He is facing charges of defaming late President Ahmed Ben Bella. Bouakba was arrested in Algiers after Mahdia Ben Bella, daughter of Algeria’s first […]
Algeria’s regime is doubling down on its hostile agenda against Morocco, scrambling to regain diplomatic ground after a historic UN Security Council resolution endorsed Morocco’s autonomy plan as the sole basis for resolving the Sahara dispute. Cornered by international legality, Algiers is now attempting to force its way back onto the African stage by exploiting […]
The Moroccan currency is increasingly used in markets across West Africa and the Sahel, marking a significant shift in a region that has long been anchored to the CFA franc, tied to the French central bank. Although 14 African states still officially use the CFA franc, the Moroccan dirham has begun to circulate more widely […]
Comoros President Azali Assoumani reiterated his country’s “unfailing” support for Morocco’s territorial integrity. UN Security Council Resolution 2797 backing autonomy plan for the Sahara under Morocco’s sovereignty was a “shared victory” between Rabat and Moroni, President Assoumani told le360 on the sidelines of the MEDays forum in Tangiers. “We are proud to have been among […]
The Sahel region under the Alliance of Sahel States (Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger) is undergoing a profound shift toward multi-alignment, challenging traditional European influence, the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) said, recommending Europeans to adapt to this new reality or risk losing influence. The Sahel now averages around 10,500 terrorist-related deaths per year, […]
Algeria’s political stability is under renewed scrutiny following revelations about President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s deteriorating mental health, raising questions over governance in a country already mired in repression and diplomatic isolation. In a recent video detailing his meeting with Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, investigative journalist Mohamed Sifaoui shed light on what he calls “the real context” […]
The European Union lawmakers rejected on Wednesday a motion aimed at blocking the new farming deal between Morocco and the EU, including products from Moroccan Saharan territory. By rejecting the motion, tabled by pro-polisario lobbyists paid by Algeria, the European Parliament sends Algerian regime a strong message saying that the new EU-Morocco agricultural trade agreement […]