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Abu Walid al-Sahrawi’s death, additional evidence to collusion between Polisario & terrorism in Sahel

With the announcement of the killing by French forces of the most wanted terrorist in West Africa Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, the international media established the link with the Polisario, underlining the proven collusion between this group of mercenaries and terrorism in the Sahel. Recalling the jihadist operations carried out by Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, the […]

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Polisario terrorist & leader of IS in Greater Sahara killed by French Forces

The Polisario terrorist and leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS), Adnan Abou Walid al-Sahrawi, was killed by French forces, President Emmanuel Macron announced early on Thursday in a tweet. “This is another major success in the fight we are waging against terrorist groups in the Sahel,” added the French Head of […]

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Morocco approves appointment of Staffan de Mistura as UN Personal Envoy for Sahara

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, began, on Tuesday, consultations with members of the Security Council, in order to appoint Italian-Swedish diplomat Staffan de Mistura as his Personal Envoy for the Moroccan Sahara, MAP correspondent in New York learned from diplomatic sources. The information was confirmed to MAP by Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN […]

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Is Algeria preparing for military confrontation with Morocco?

The Algerian army is planning to flex its military muscles during a large-scale parade it will conduct in the capital city on 1st Nov. 2021 with eye on Morocco. This year’s show will be the first of its kind since the military parade organized in 1989 under the presidency of Colonel Chadli Benjedid. The provocative […]

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Assassination of two Moroccan drivers in Mali: Who is sowing instability in Sahel?

Moroccans and the region woke up Sunday to the abhorrent news of a cowardice ambush that took the lives of two Moroccan truck drivers and injured another in Mali on the way to the capital. The attack was perpetrated 300 kilometers away from Bamako by gunmen who escaped without stealing any goods from the Moroccan […]

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Morocco confirms democratic exception in region

Morocco held parliamentary, local and regional elections on time marked by alternation and the peaceful transition of power without interference in the sovereign choice of the people who elected the RNI first and dealt a painful blow to moderate PJD Islamists. Islamist PJD climbed to power using the democratic ladder in 2011 and 2016 elections […]

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Morocco’s elections hailed as translating a great democratic maturity

Several countries, organizations, and national and foreign observers and experts have welcomed the successful unfolding of the September 8 triple elections held in Morocco, noting the integrity and transparency that marked the polls. The UK government looks forward to working with the new Moroccan government to be set up following the parliamentary and local elections […]

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Algerians’ purchasing power continues to erode

The surge in inflation led to the erosion of the purchasing power of Algerians in a country suffering a shortage in foodstuff, medicine, and water. The salaries of 2010 lost half their value today amid a steep rise in prices of main grains and foodstuff, TSA and other Algerian media said. The situation has deteriorated […]

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Morocco: Major challenges awaiting next government

Several major economic and social challenges are awaiting the next government to be formed in Morocco following the landslide victory scored by the liberal parties to the detriment of the moderate Islamist PJD party in the parliamentary, regional, and local elections held September 8. According to the latest results of the counting of the ballots, […]

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Morocco’s PJD Islamists brace for a defeat in upcoming elections

Morocco’s local, regional and parliamentary elections will be held on September 8 with Islamists standing as the biggest losers after leading two consecutive governments. The PJD candidates have so far failed to convince after a meager performance at the helm of a coalition government. Running up against fierce opponents such as liberal PAM and RNI, […]