Mauritania's Foreign Minister, Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug, met with Staffan de Mistura, the UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, on Tuesday, May 20, at the Mauritanian Embassy in Brussels, according to a media source in (...)
On May 12 and 13, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune paid a state visit to Slovenia, bringing with him the sensitive issue of Western Sahara. In Ljubljana, after meeting with his Slovenian counterpart, Nataša Pirc Musar, Tebboune expressed (...)
Morocco dominates the African Business list of the top 20 largest listed companies in North Africa. This ranking, part of Africa's Top 250 Companies for 2025, reveals that the six largest listed companies in North Africa are all Moroccan.
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A delegation from South Africa's Ministry of Foreign Affairs arrived yesterday at the Tindouf camps. According to the Polisario Front's news agency, «the visit is part of a follow-up to a partnership project between South Africa and the Sahrawi Red (...)
South Korea has expressed its support for Morocco's «serious and credible efforts» to advance toward a resolution of the Western Sahara issue. The position was outlined in a statement released by the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday, May (...)
On the very day the first Morocco-Mauritania Economic Parliamentary Forum opened—Thursday, May 9, in Nouakchott—Algeria scheduled a strategic meeting of its own. The newly appointed Algerian ambassador met with Mohamed Zein El Abidine Cheikh Ahmed, (...)
The international campaign to list the Polisario as a terrorist organization and the accusations of complicity with terrorist movements made by Sahel countries are raising concerns in Algeria. Since yesterday, the eastern neighbor has been hosting a (...)
After laying down its arms last February, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is now on the verge of officially announcing its dissolution—a step the Basque organization ETA had already taken in 2018. Could the Polisario Front, another armed group (...)
After several days of silence following attacks from Algerian public television, the United Arab Emirates has issued a firm response. In an editorial published by the daily Al Bayane, Abu Dhabi denounces Algeria's ongoing hostility since the opening (...)
In a statement circulated by its own news agency, the Polisario claims that the Syrian presidency denies the presence of its fighters in Syrian prisons—an apparent counteroffensive as the Front faces an international campaign to designate it a (...)
In a surprising move, Algerian media swiftly dismissed the official statements made by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who had thanked Morocco for its assistance during the electricity outage crisis. The media accused Rabat of fabricating an (...)
A new twist has emerged in the military exercise planned by the North Africa Region Defense Committee (NARC), set to take place from May 21 to 27 in Algeria, with the participation of the Polisario Front.
«The Arab Republic of Egypt has declined an (...)
Algerian public television launched a scathing attack on the United Arab Emirates on Friday, May 2, accusing the Gulf nation of a «dangerous media escalation». The broadcaster described the UAE as an «artificial state» that had «crossed all red (...)
True to form, Algeria is once again trying to draw its guests or hosts into backing the Polisario's positions. After China, Sierra Leone, and Slovenia, it's now Ghana's turn. Here's why.
Algeria is claiming that Ghana has reversed its stance on the (...)
The Algerian Ministry of Foreign Trade and Export Promotion has announced the organization of a trade fair in Nouakchott, from May 22 to 28. The event aims to «highlight Algeria's productive capacities in various sectors», according to the official (...)
In the 2025 Reporters Without Borders ranking, Morocco saw a slight improvement in the Press Freedom Index, moving from 129th to 120th place globally. Despite this progress, the media in Morocco continues to face significant challenges, particularly (...)
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative in Algeria has issued an urgent call for increased international support for the Polisario Front. «We need $100 million per year to provide adequate assistance to Sahrawi (...)
Yesterday in Algiers, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune met with Polisario leader Brahim Ghali. «During this meeting, the two leaders discussed relations between their two countries», the Algerian presidency said in a statement. The Polisario's news (...)
The Tindouf camps are facing a serious security breakdown. This follows a surge in armed clashes between drug trafficking gangs in the «Laayoune» camp. The incident sparked widespread anger and quickly led to popular protests. In response, Polisario (...)
On Tuesday, April 29, the South African Embassy in Algeria hosted a meeting of the «Diplomatic Forum in Support of the Sahrawi People», bringing together a select group of Polisario allies. Attendees included diplomats from Mozambique, Namibia, (...)
Participants in the second Policy Conference of the Coalition for Autonomy in the Sahara (AUSACO), held Tuesday in Dakhla, called for a redefinition of the United Nations' approach to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, in light of (...)
Morocco modestly increased its military budget in 2024, reversing a two-year downward trend, amid a broader rise in defense spending across North Africa. A new SIPRI report shows the region remains a key driver of Africa's overall military (...)
On Monday, the UN Security Council held a debate on «The Challenges of Forced Displacement Worldwide». During the session, Algeria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations used the opportunity to reaffirm that «Algeria has hosted Sahrawi (...)
Adopted by the Council of Ministers on April 20, Algeria's draft law on general mobilization signals a significant shift in the country's security policy. It calls for the recall of reservists, centralized oversight by the Ministry of Defense, and (...)
On Monday, King Mohammed VI received the foreign ministers of the three member countries of the Sahel States Alliance at the Royal Palace in Rabat: Mr. Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré of Burkina Faso, Mr. Abdoulaye Diop of Mali, and Mr. Bakary Yaou (...)