Of Defense, National Security and the Challenges of Instability-Part II

Professor Ademola Araoye Ademola Araoye Meanwhile, as highlighted earlier, national security is internally focused. But it is a particularly vague term that contracts and expands according to the motivations and whim of the state establishment....

Air Peace speaks on reported crash of its plane in Western Sahara

Air Peace has described as false and malicious a report circulating social media of a purported plane crash involving one of its aircraft in the Western Sahara region. This was contained in a statement by the airline’s Head of Corporate...

How A Moroccan Entrepreneur Built A Luxury Hotel Oasis At The Sahara’s Edge

The main kasbah and gardens at Sbai Palace João Seabra M’Hamid El Ghizlane is the end of the road. Not in a figurative or literary way. It’s simply the end: no more pavement, no more pathway, just the vast shifting seas of Sahara Desert’s sands....

Morocco's consular diplomacy seeks Ghana's support for its proposal for autonomy for Western Sahara

The recent change of government in Ghana, with the inauguration of the new president, John Dramani Mahama, will have important implications for the country's foreign policy, especially in terms of its diplomatic relations with other African...

Western Sahara liberation: Let Nigeria lead, By Ahmed Aminu-Ramatu Yusuf

…Nigeria, as a country and people, is not expansionistic, abhors colonialism, and has consistently supported peoples struggling against colonialism. Therefore, we should take the lead, especially in Africa, by mobilising the international...

Egypt withdraws from the ‘Peace Africa 3’ military manoeuvres following Algeria's inclusion of the Polisario Front

The withdrawal of Egyptian militias from the ‘Peace Africa 3’ manoeuvres will lead to a reorganisation of North African countries within the framework of the ‘North African Regional Capacity Secretariat’ for defence, created in 2007. The...

Africa Pushes For Ethical AI Governance To Build Digital Sovereignty And Inclusive Development

As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes global economies, African leaders, researchers, and innovators are calling for ethical AI governance frameworks that prioritize local realities, safeguard civil rights, and build technological...

France to open visa processing center in Laayoune to expand services in southern Morocco

France will open a new visa application center in Laayoune, the capital of Morocco’s southern provinces, on May 10, in a move aimed at expanding consular services and strengthening ties with residents in the region. A diplomatic source told...

Morocco closes 2024 reaffirming its sovereignty over Western Sahara

A historic turning point What does this support mean? Economic impact 17 years have passed since Morocco presented the Western Sahara Autonomy Plan to the UN. Since then, dozens of countries have shown their support for the Rabat government and...

US designation of Polisario Front as a foreign terrorist organisation will create new problems for South Africa

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo: Flickr Last week, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Nasser Bourita, the Moroccan foreign minister. At the meeting, Rubio reaffirmed the commitment of the Trump administration to negotiating...

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Rebels Vow to Ramp Up Fight Against Morocco Over Western Sahara

The group fighting for Western Sahara’s independence warned it may ramp up military attacks as Morocco looks to consolidate control of the disputed territory after securing US and French backing. Those landmark recognitions of Moroccan rule —...

The tariff crisis highlights economic differences in the Maghreb

In the Maghreb, the recent global trade crisis triggered by US President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught has further amplified the state of disarray among countries of Arab North Africa. Since the launch in 1989 of the Arab Maghreb Union, which...

Alex Pinfield Presents Credentials as New British Ambassador to Morocco

Marrakech – Alexander Pinfield OBE, the new British Ambassador to Morocco, presented official copies of his Letters of Credence to Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in Rabat on Friday. Pinfield was appointed to the position in February,...

What Does the Western Sahara Conflict Mean for Africa?

Tensions are again rising over Western Sahara, a long-disputed territory on the northwest coast of Africa that has seen decades of conflict launched by local pro-independence forces against the Moroccan government. The fight for control over...

Air Peace Airline Denies Reports Of Plane Crash In Western Sahara, Says Images Are AI-Generated

According to the statement, the allegation that the crash resulted in fatalities, including the death of a prominent individual, is false. The Air Peace airlines has described as false and malicious a report circulating on social media of a...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger turn to Morocco for global market access, sidestepping ECOWAS

The announcement was made on Monday during a meeting with King Mohammed VI in Rabat, according to the Moroccan state news agency. The three landlocked countries, currently ruled by military juntas following recent coups, withdrew from the ECOWAS...

Focus on North Africa: why should the US recognise the Polisario Front as a terrorist organisation?

The conflict over Western Sahara has again drawn international attention, emerging as a regional dispute and a critical arena in the global power struggle. What was once viewed as a stalemate between Morocco and the separatist Polisario Front now...

Rebels Vow to Ramp Up Fight Against Morocco Over Western Sahara

(Bloomberg) — The group fighting for Western Sahara’s independence warned it may ramp up military attacks as Morocco looks to consolidate control of the disputed territory after securing US and French backing. Article content Those landmark...

US designation of Polisario Front as foreign terrorist group will create new problems for SA

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. (US Embassy in Morocco) Last week, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Nasser Bourita, the Moroccan foreign minister. At the meeting, Rubio reaffirmed the...