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The UN Security Council approved a resolution Friday backing Morocco’s sovereignty claim over Western Sahara, aligning with the Trump administration’s position in the strongest international endorsement yet of Rabat’s control over the territory. The US-sponsored resolution passed with 11 votes in favour, while Russia, China and Pakistan abstained and Algeria, which supports the independence-seeking nationalist […]
A delegation of diplomats from U.S. embassy in Rabat arrived in Dakhla to prepare the opening of an American consulate, confirming the recognition of the United States of Morocco’s full sovereignty over its entire Saharan territory. The American delegation, which also includes diplomats from U.S. Consulate in Casablanca, held a series of meetings with Ali […]
According to data released on Tuesday by Tunisia’s National Agriculture Office (ONAGRI), olive oil export revenues reached 3.6 billion dinars between November 2024 and the end of September 2025 – a 28.4% decline compared to the same period in the previous campaign. The share of packaged olive oil in total revenues remains low at 21.4%. […]
The United States has reaffirmed its support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara, signaling deeper alignment with Rabat ahead of a pivotal UN Security Council vote on Oct 30. In an exclusive interview with Sky News Arabia, Massad Boulos, the US President’s special adviser for Arab and African affairs, said Washington is “genuinely optimistic” […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebel movement signed an agreement in Doha on Tuesday, October 14, to establish a mechanism for monitoring and verifying a ceasefire, marking a renewed attempt to end years of violence in eastern Congo. The deal, facilitated by Qatar and witnessed by representatives from the United States, […]
In a speech delivered Tuesday (1 Oct) at Marine Corps Base Quantico before over 800 military leaders, U.S. President Donald Trump stunned allies by insisting that it’s not “our job … to police the far reaches of Kenya and Somalia.” He portrayed foreign deployments as misplaced priorities, arguing that the U.S. must instead confront an […]
With the United States facing growing vulnerabilities in its critical minerals supply chain, a new Brookings Institution study urges Washington to forge stronger partnerships with Africa — home to an estimated 30% of the world’s proven reserves. Critical minerals, essential for sectors from defense to clean energy, are heavily concentrated in a few global regions. […]
Kenya’s President William Ruto has called for stronger international backing for the Kenya-led mission in Haiti, as the United States pushes to expand the operation into a more robust Gang Suppression Force under new United Nations’ frameworks. Speaking on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Ruto revealed that the Multinational Security Support (MSS) […]
Morocco’s agency for nuclear, radiological safety and security (AMSSNuR) and U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have agreed to enhance cooperation in nuclear security, said Thursday the U.S. embassy in a post on its X account. The two parties pledged to foster cooperation in training and capacity building for safe handling of radioactive materials, emergency, […]
Ghana has joined a growing list of African nations cooperating with the United States in its controversial immigration enforcement policy, accepting 14 West African deportees recently removed from the U.S. President John Dramani Mahama confirmed that the arrivals — mostly Nigerians and one Gambian — landed in Accra and were swiftly assisted in returning to […]