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Voices were raised in Tunisia to denounce the decision of Kaïs Saïed to invite the leader of the Polisario to TICAD8. The move, described by Morocco as “hostile” and “unprecedented”, has aroused the indignation of several personalities in the Tunisian political landscape who denounce a “dangerous reversal” on the diplomatic level, to the detriment of […]
Since the visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to Morocco in Nov. 2018 to launch a high-speed train not much has been achieved in political ties between the two countries, leading analysts to argue that the current form of bilateral ties has hit the limit. France remains the first investor in Morocco with French automotive […]
The official reaction of the Mauritanian government to personal comments by a Moroccan Muslim scholar stands in stark contrast to the deafening silence towards comments uttered by Algerian President Abdelmedjid Tebboune who is responsible for his country’s foreign policy. Ahmed Raissouni, a former leader of the Islamist MUR and currently head of Qatar-funded International Union […]
More than 37 people died and over 200 others were injured due to dozens of wildfires in Algeria’s east, triggering backlash at a government that failed to acquire the necessary means to extinguish forest fires. The tragedy is a déjà-vu in a country where over 200 people, mostly in the restive Kabylie region, lost their […]
The United States should help boost Morocco’s military-industrial capability to counter the threat of Iranian destabilization via Algeria in Africa and the Middle East, says a Washington-based think tank. In an Op-Ed published by Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA, retired army Gen. Steven Blum and policy analyst Samuel Millner stress the importance […]
After armed clashes between militiamen loyal to former defense minister and those faithful to current ailing Polisario leader Brahim Ghali, a recent audio leak shows the magnitude of divisions and despair within the Polisario-run camps of Tindouf over Algeria’s manipulation of the separatist militia. In the leaked audio message to his followers, Bachir Mustafa Sayed, […]
Morocco, unlike many countries in which small elites cling to unwarranted privileges based on the exploitation of rent positions, has chosen the path of more broad-based prosperity, and its political stability, geographically strategic location, and robust infrastructure, have contributed to its emergence as a regional manufacturing and export base for international companies. The remarks came […]
Since its creation in 1989, the North African grouping known as the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) remained ink on paper unable to meet the most basic aspirations of Moroccans, Mauritanians, Algerians, Tunisians and Libyans to economic integration and freedom of movement. At the heart of the impediments to the Maghreb integration lies the regional dispute […]
The rift is growing between Tunisia and one of its main donors, the United States, as President Kais Saied continues his power grab leaning on authoritarian Algeria. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tunisia’s “dream of self-government” was in danger. His comment added to previous US criticism in the wake of the adoption of a […]
The Tindouf camps, where thousands are held against their will by the Algeria-backed polisario militias, have once again been the scene of violent infighting between clans vying for power in an area where Algeria seems to have relegated all authority to militiamen. As Polisario leader Brahim Ghali was flown to South Africa for medical treatment […]