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  • How the Western Sahara Became the Key to North Africa

    Fighting erupted last month between Morocco and separatists in the disputed Western Sahara, a territory claimed by Morocco. The sparsely populated region is bordered by Algeria to the east, Mauritania to the east and south, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and Morocco to the north. First, Morocco launched a military operation in a U.N.-controlled buffer zone in a village called Guerguerat. The soldiers removed a camp of 60 peaceful protesters who were blocking traffic between the Moroccan-controlled side of Western Sahara and Mauritania.

    Read more from the source : Foreign Policy

     

     

     

     

     

    Tags : Western Sahara, Morocco, Africa, 

  • The Maghreb and the European bid for Africa

    There are few issues on which all European leaders and institutions agree. That Africa must be a strategic priority is one. The senior EU officials who took office in December 2019 stated as much, as did the member states at the Foreign Affairs Council in the same month. If any doubt remained, Ursula von der Leyen sent a clear message when, rather than choosing Washington, Moscow or Ankara for her first official trip outside the European Union, the new president flew to Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital and headquarters of the African Union (AU). 

    Read more from the source : CIDOB

     

     

     

     

    Tags : Maghreb, Africa, Europe,

  • Why the African Union has failed to 'silence the guns'. And some solutions

    Seven years ago African leaders committed themselves to working towards an end to armed conflict. As they marked the 50th anniversary of the founding of the African Union they swore to ensure lasting peace on the continente…

    Read more from the source : Johannesbourg News

     

     

     

     

     

    Tags : Africa, Western Sahara, Morocco, conflicts, African Union, AU,