In the not-too-distant past, relations between France and Morocco were stiff. In September last year, Morocco’s King Mohammed VI chose not to accept…

As an inorganic chemical compound, phosphate does not set the pulse racing under a microscope. Scientifically understood, it is neither new nor rare…

After a string of military coups in the African Sahel, Western powers have been withdrawing their presence at a rate of knots. This has left the door…

Site of the world’s biggest camel and jewellery markets, Mauritania is also said to be home to a million poets, its vast landscapes acting as muse…

When farmers protest, they tend to get noticed, not least because they often do so in big-honking tractors.At the International Agricultural Show in…

For a century, Europe has imported its energy from North Africa. Algeria, Libya, Egypt, and Sudan have significant oil and gas reserves and are…

With Joe Biden’s ratings so low, and with his predecessor seemingly unruffled by the many legal cases stacking up against him, analysts are starting…

The Arab Maghreb Union was set up 35 years ago amid high hopes that it would help usher in a new era of economic and political cooperation.It was…

The Africa Cup of Nations finals hosted by Ivory Coast drew mass attendance. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken included the tournament on his…

Hopes are brighter for North Africa’s economies as the calendar flips into 2024, with the region seeking to put a bleak year behind it.Geopolitical…