Morocco rejects UN proposal on Western Sahara
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita has described proposals by the United Nations envoy to partition the disputed territory of Western...
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Mali: Junta chief promotes himself to top army rank
Mali appears to be descending towards a long term military dictatorship and away from being a young democracy, according to...
Morocco: Defence budget boost amid regional tensions
Morocco will raise its defence budget next year to $13bn with rising pressure from regional arms race, according to Reuters,...
US watchdog slams Morocco state for journalists’ smear
Morocco’s projected image of itself as being a modern, progressive democracy in the Arab world took a battering recently when...
Italian court ruling leads to migrants returning to Italy
12 migrants were returned from Italy to Albania on October 19th following a decision by an Italian court, according to...
Sudan’s army reports first defection of senior RSF officer
Sudan's army said on October 20th that a commander from the Rapid Support Forces had defected, according to the Arab...
Western Sahara: UN envoy backs partition solution
The UN envoy for Western Sahara has proposed partition as a solution to the nearly 50 year dispute over the...
Tunisian MPs propose stripping central bank of interest rate power
A bill proposed by Tunisian lawmakers on October 18th would end the country's central bank's power to adjust interest rates...
Algeria announces summit with Libya and Tunisia
Algeria's President Abdelmajid Tebbounce said on October 16th that there will be an "imminent" summit with Libya and Tunisia, according...
Human Rights Watch says Sudanese refugees facing ‘grave risks’
Human Rights Watch warned on October 17th that fighting between Ethiopian forces and militias are putting Sudanese refugees at "grave...
Algerian chief visits Mauritania as countries closen ties
An Algerian Lieutenant visited Mauritania this week with the intention of strengthening co-operation between the two countries, as reported by...
Immigration doubles into EU from W Africa, drops via eastern Med
While statistics released show that immigration into the EU on its eastern flank have reduced considerably, the opposite is the...
Qatar expands agrifood investments in Algeria
Qatar is expanding its investments in Algeria's agricultural sector, reflecting the deepening of ties between the two countries, according to...
Algeria, France and UK call for urgent UN meeting on Gaza
British foreign secretary David Lammy said on October 16th that the UK along with France and Algeria have called an...
Corruption and pension reform key challenges for Morocco
Agencies in Morocco which scrutinize governance are turning up the heat on Morocco's controversial Prime Minister who they accuse of...
