Revealed: Libya’s new “love affair” with Turkey
As Libya accelerates the opening of its markets to the outside world, one country is going further than all others...
Alastair Tibbs
UK cashes in on Western Sahara with “bare minimum” support
With the UK’s backing of Morocco in Western Sahara prompting dramatic headlines in Rabat, it appeared the deal was a...
Explained: Algeria’s complex web of international diplomacy
Straddling continents and geopolitical fault lines, Algerian diplomacy requires more delicacy than ever before. Economic partnership with the EU stands...
Russia will not relinquish influence in Iran warns expert
As explosions echo across Tehran and Tel Aviv alike, the movers and shakers of the international world order consult fortune...
Libya accused of attacking Sudanese border posts
The Sudanese army has accused eastern Libya's leader Khalifa Haftar of attacking border posts in what could be a major...
Algeria-US pact may have caused Russia’s military swap in Mali
Algeria's secret military agreement with the US may be forcing Russia to recalibrate its military presence in Mali and the...
Mali: Wagner Group replaced by Russian-owned Africa Corps
The Russian private military contractor, the Wagner Group, is set to be replaced in Mali by the Kremlin's own Africa...
Russia could threaten African gas warns expert
As investors pursue Africa's dizzying wealth of natural resources, the scramble for African gas has hit a new intensity. At...
What are the Algerian-Mali tensions really about?
When a Malian drone exploded in the Saharan night on 31 March, the Sahel once again became the epicentre of...
Morocco signs $825m deal with US for Stinger missiles
Morocco has signed a $825m deal with the US to purchase 600 Stinger missiles, as Rabat's arms race with Algeria...
Eastern Libya holds talks with civil war enemy Turkey
The son of the pro-Russian leader of Eastern Libya has visited Turkey, in a symbolic U-turn in relations since Libya's...
Thousands of Moroccans protest Israel’s war in Gaza
Rabat saw thousands of Moroccans protest Israel's war in Gaza on 13 April, displaying one of most united fronts of...
Report exposes Hezbollah’s training Western Sahara separatists
A report by the Washington Post has exposed Hezbollah's training of Western Sahara separatists, pointing towards Algeria's continuing effort to...
Has Algeria finally lost Western Sahara?
After six months of fallout from France’s recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, Algeria, stuck between a rock and...
Israel poised to finish off Hezbollah
Israel hopes to tear Hezbollah out of Lebanese politics a leading Israeli journalist has warned, a policy which could see...
