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The Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz, in power since 2008, has been unshaken by the opposition for many reasons, but if he still has a tight grip on the country, it is mainly due to the faithfulness of some men of trust. One of those men, says West Africa Newsletter, is Mohamed Ould Ghazouania; Chief […]
French Environment Minister, Ségolene Royal, chairwoman of the climate Summit COP21, said that Morocco and France are joining efforts to raise funds to help developing countries achieve the climate goals of the COP22. France and Morocco are cooperating to integrate renewable energies in development policies, said Royal following a meeting held recently in Paris between […]
UN envoy for Libya Martin Kobler tweeted Sunday that greater divisions are looming over Libya as the Libyan army led by Khalifa Hafter, rival of the UN-backed unity government in Tripoli, took control of most oil terminals controlled by Petroleum Facilities Guard aligned with the unity government. General Hafter’s forces Sunday announced they took over […]
French interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve Thursday announced the arrest of three women allegedly connected to a car found with six gas canisters and suspected to plot a terror attack against a train station. “Those radicalized young women, aged 19, 23 and 39, were apparently preparing some new violent and more importantly eminent actions,” Cazeneuve said. […]
Climate change is expected to severely impact the MENA region and tackling climate change is therefore a key priority both for the Mediterranean countries’ governments and for their international partners. After the historic agreement reached in Paris last November and in the run-up to the COP 22 in Marrakech, the European investment bank organizes sept.8th […]
Commentaries by western intellectuals, media and government officials continue to hail King Mohammed VI for his speech against radicalism and terrorism. In a recent commentary on the French Le Point newspaper, French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy highlights that at a time the west is mired in a sterile burkini debate, King Mohammed VI delivered a speech- […]
One of the two Moroccan citizens recently deported from France had plans to perpetrate terrorist attacks in Morocco, the Interior Ministry announced on Thursday. France deported the two Moroccans on August 26 because they constitute a threat to the country’s security. Investigation undertaken by Morocco’s powerful Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) revealed that one […]
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy appointed his former Justice Minister Rachida Dati political advisor, after he launched last week his campaign for the center-right primaries. The appointment of Dati, the first woman of north African descent to hold a major government post, came as no surprise as Sarkozy seeks to mend ties with her and […]
French security authorities announced Friday the deportation of two Moroccans who posed a threat to security and peace on French territory. The two Moroccan nationals, whose identities have not been revealed, have been radicalized, the French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said in a statement. Bernard Cazeneuve announced few days ago the deportation of Mohsen M’Hadi, […]
Tendency to see incumbent president Francois Hollande and his 2012 rival Nicolas Sarkozy contesting the seat of president of the French republic next year seems to creep around French politics as staunch supporters of the two rivals push for the bout. Nicolas Sarkozy this week announced his intention to vie for presidency next year. The […]