The Western Sahara: What’s at stake?

Former Secretary of State James Baker blasted the Trump administration for recognizing Western Sahara as Moroccan territory, writing in a Thursday op-ed the move “was an astounding retreat from the principles of international law and […]

The spokesperson of the Mauritanian government, Sidi Ould Salem, affirmed, at the end of the Council of Ministers held yesterday, Wednesday November 11 in Nouakchott under the presidency of Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, head […]

Fitch Ratings downgraded Morocco’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency (LTFC) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘BB+’ from ‘BBB-’ on 23 October 2020, making Morocco the latest sovereign to lose investment-grade status. However, while the ratings of several sovereigns […]