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French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault started Wednesday a two day visit to Morocco, his first to a Maghreban country, to seal the special and unique partnership existing between the two nations. In this time of crisis, the French official pleaded from the start for the revival of his country’s economic relations with Morocco, where President […]
The governments of Tunis and Algiers have urged businessmen to capitalize on the investment opportunities given to them in a bilateral cooperation between two countries in order to promote trade and development. Both parties showed their willingness to promote dialogue in their relations and agreed on the elaboration of a roadmap for the development of […]
The 6th International Handifestival will be held from the 1st to the 4th of December in Nouakchott despite the financial difficulties confronting the organizers with less than 25% of the budget acquired. The event is organized by the ‘Nyellitaaré Légnol’ musical group managed by Mohamed Camara who also serves the president of the Mauritanian musicians. […]
The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) has issued a loan of over $35 million for the construction of a 135 km highway in Mauritania that will link Nema to Fasala Nere, near the Malian border. The project that will also link the Port of Nouakchott to the border crossing at northwestern Mali will […]
After President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was wounded by gunshot last October 13 in what was officially described as a “an accidental shooting”, he appeared on his country’s State TV to reassure its countrymen that he was in good condition before being airlifted to Paris for further treatment. From that time, there were […]
It is common today to associate Salafism with radicalism, nihilist violence and failed states. In fact, Salafism is a heterogeneous religious and political tendency. Salafis agree on the glorification of the early Muslim community, its religious texts, its supposed unity, its energy and moral conduct. However, they differ considerably on the way to revive this […]
The 4th edition of the Taragalte Festival celebrating the Sahara and desert culture, held this November 9 to 11 in M’hamid El Ghizlane, Southern Moroccan province of Zagora, paid tribute to the Malian holy city of Timbuktu, which was occupied by the Islamist Ansar Dine group at the beginning of the current year. The festival […]
Tunisia has denied the news reported by French magazine “Marianne” alleging the existence of jihadist training camps on its soil. The Tunisian interior Ministry on Tuesday denied the news that was reproduced by some Tunisian media. “The internal security forces, in collaboration with the national army, closely monitor the border regions and are vigilant in […]
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton started this Monday a visit to Algeria for talks with Algerian officials on the situation in northern Mali, a vast desert area that has been seized by Islamist militant groups following a military coup in the African country last March. Mrs Clinton will join her voice to France’s to […]
The events of the Arab Spring have brought many changes to North Africa and the Middle East. However, it is yet to be seen whether the struggles of North Africans will bring about meaningful positive democratic change in the region. On the one hand, North African terrorist groups were mostly left on the sidelines during […]