Military members from across U.S. Africa Command attended the inaugural Tunisia International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (IADE) March 4-8. Participation in events like these demonstrated the United States’ commitment to the region…
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Mauritania has pronounced its first casualty from coronavirus (COVID-19), state media wrote about March 31, adding to the developing loss of life on the African mainland. The casualty is a 48-year-old French-Mauritanian double national…
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Tags : Mauritania, Coronavirus, covid 19, pandemic,
Morocco’s West-Africa-to-Western-Europe commercial transportation corridor is redefining the geopolitical parameters of the global scramble for Africa. Morocco has surpassed Spain and is poised to become the dominant maritime hub in the western Mediterranean. Morocco is now…
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Tags : Morocco, China, Africa, trade,
RABAT – Morocco is seeking to regain its mediator role in the Libyan crisis, a role it had played towards reaching the 2015 Skhirat Agreement, which was seen as an agreement capable of resolving the Libyan crisis if all of its provisions had been…
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Tags : Morocco, Libya, inter-libyan dialogue,
On Thursday, the Council of the European Union updated its list of third countries for which restrictions on non-essential travel should be gradually lifted. In what is the second update to the list, the EU decided to remove one country…
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Tags : Algeria, coronavirus, covid 19, travels,
he seizure of Morocco coincided with the conquest of Libya. The modern use of the term “Libya” was coined by the Italians, who borrowed it from ancient geography. The ancient Greeks had called the entire territory of North Africa “Libya”; the Italians used it in reference to the regions…
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Women in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania have significantly influenced their country’s social, economic, religious, political, and artistic realms. How they have done so has been affected by the country’s nomadic past, severe droughts, history with slavery, and rapid urbanization…
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In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Morocco’s King Mohammed VI will celebrate 21 years on the throne in July 2020. Over the last two decades, the king has spearheaded positive civil and political reforms, as well as formidable foreign policy and infrastructural changes. Most recently, the regime took swift and effective measures to control the initial spread of the COVID-19 outbreak. Yet, deeply rooted socioeconomic and political challenges have fueled growing popular disillusionment with the regime and triggered numerous strikes and protests in recent years.
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Algeria stands on the brink of political change. For the first time in 20 years, Algeria has a new government. They’ve promised constitutional reform, an end to corruption, and protection of human rights. But underscoring each of…
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The Moroccan monarchy’s strategy for managing the pandemic reflects its ideal model of governance—an efficient state that delivers to its citizens and does not tolerate dissent. Long failing on efficiency, the state has struggled to consistently provide services and economic growth. Now, the effects of the coronavirus pandemic also risk diminishing the monarchy’s capacity to subdue the population and limit political dissent. The post-pandemic period, while fraught with hardship, is a chance for the monarchy and ruling elite to shift course toward a more sustainable and inclusive model. Whether they will seize this opportunity is unclear.
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