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The U.S. State Department recently reiterated that the United States’ stance on the issue of the Moroccan Sahara remains “clear and consistent.” This confirmation follows former President Donald Trump’s declaration in December 2020, recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara. The United States reaffirms unwavering support for the position on the Moroccan Sahara and warns against […]
The United States and a host of other nations are creating a new global security force ‘Operation Prosperity Guardian’ to help protect and defend ships transiting the Red Sea that have come under attack by drones and ballistic missiles fired by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Tuesday (19 December) […]
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy has called on the Biden administration to be cautious in engaging Algeria as such approach does not guarantee it will shift away from Moscow and Beijing or defuse tension with Rabat. In an analysis focusing on U.S. policy in North Africa, the Institute experts Sabina Henneberg and Amina […]
The international community must not neglect the climate emergency in Africa’s deserts amid the Israel-Hamas conflict and Russia’s war in Ukraine — this was the key message by African delegates attending the recent United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Uzbekistan. African delegates said that conflicts around the world, such as Russia’s invasion of […]
South Africa’s top diplomat has called on Israel to stop “this real crime against humanity” unfolding in Gaza, pointing to “very clear similarities” between Israel’s occupation and the system of apartheid in her country, just as experts highlight the hypocrisy in the largely failed push by the United States to cajole African governments into taking […]
During the Arab-OIC summit in Riyadh, Arab and Muslim leaders denounced the ongoing Israeli targeting of civilians in Gaza and called for a ceasefire and a lasting two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Out of all leaders who spoke at the summit, the Syrian and Iranian regimes showed hypocrisy and drew disdain as they have […]
Antonio Tajani, Italy’s Foreign minister, is set to visit Tunisia today October 20 in view of inking with the North African country another deal for the recruitment of thousands of Tunisian regular workers as part of efforts by the two countries to curb illegal migration. “On Friday, I’ll be in Tunisia, as the issue obviously […]
The renewed flare-up in Israeli-Palestinian conflict has caused an outrage across Africa but it has also prompted heated debates in different countries in the continent about how to reconcile the gap between their economic and trade goals and their political and cultural realities. Thousands of protesters have marched across the Middle East and Africa on […]
King Mohammed VI has continuously called for moving away from the logic of conflict and violence, to promote that of peace, cooperation, and to build up a prosperous space for all the peoples of the Middle East region. The remarks were made by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, on Wednesday in Cairo as he […]
African nations have been divided over which side to support in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, but African leaders have still unanimously called on warring parties to halt deadly confrontations that erupted on 7 October when the Palestinian militant group launched a surprise assault. With the African Union (AU) having been divided over the […]