Tag Archives: Maghreb
Morocco was one of the first African states that have contributed to the establishment of the Organization of African Unity. However Morocco pulled out of the then Organization of African Unity in 1984 to protest against the admission of the … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Morocco, North Africa, Said Temsamani
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Tagged African Union, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Maghreb, Morocco, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Senegal, United States, United States of Africa
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Mali, Morocco and France are working hand in hand to defend the integrity and sovereignty of Mali, said the French and Malian ambassadors in Rabat. “Mali, France and Morocco have continued to work together in international fora to defend the … read more »
Posted in Algeria, Article, Mali, Morocco, North Africa
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Tagged Addis Ababa, France, French Army, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, Maghreb, Mali, Morocco, Sahel, United Nations Security Council
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By Matthew Schofield McClatchy Newspapers The war rages about cities with names such as Bamako and Timbuktu, in a sparsely populated, mostly flat, dusty and landlocked country in northwest Africa. The combatants include a nomadic Berber people known as Tuareg, … read more »
Posted in Mali, West Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, Benghazi, French Foreign Legion, IndepthAfrica, Maghreb, Mali, mali news, malian news, Osama bin Laden, United States
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On January 18 the Secretary General of the Arab Maghreb Union Habib Benyahya stated during a meeting with EU officials in Brussels that the Maghreb and the European Union (EU) should reflect on a cooperative approach “5 +27″ for the … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Global Issues, Middle East, Said Temsamani
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Tagged Arab Maghreb Union, Brussels, European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, European Development Fund, European Neighbourhood Policy, European Union, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica nigeria news, Maghreb, Sahel
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Nobody denies Morocco’s efforts over decades, and that is still unfolding, for the sake of reaching a final solution to the Sahara issue. One problem is a real drag on the entire area of North Africa and also obstruct the … read more »
On a recent visit to Mauritania the International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde called for a “revival of the private sector” in the Maghreb, “a market of about 90 million people” whose potential is untapped, she said. ”The Maghreb has great potential … read more »
Posted in Algeria, Article, Columnist, North Africa, Said Temsamani
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Tagged Algeria, Arab Maghreb Union, Christine Lagarde, IndepthAfrica, Maghreb, Mauritania, Morocco, Nouakchott, Tunisia
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Today we understand more than ever that to build bridges of reconciliation and understanding between people requires an urgent need to build the foundation for cooperation and to establish the spirit of brotherhood and peace among nations. We know also … read more »
Posted in Columnist, Morocco, North Africa, Said Temsamani
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Tagged Al-Andalus, Iberian Peninsula, IndepthAfrica, Maghreb, Mediterranean, Mohammed VI of Morocco, Morocco, North Africa, spain
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France does not want to lose its hegemony in Morocco and is preparing to sign an “exceptional partnership” with the North African country. France was up late last year the largest investor and trading partner of Morocco. Not anymore because … read more »
Posted in Article, Morocco, North Africa, Said Temsamani
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Tagged Algeria, France, François Hollande, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Maghreb, Morocco, North Africa, spain
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By Doyin Okupe, Thisday Doyin Okupe writes that despite the criticisms against the present administration, history will vindicate President Goodluck Jonathan as a change agent in critical period of the nation’s history Without doubt or fear of equivocation, I strongly … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria
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Tagged bokoharam, GoodluckJonathan, Government, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, Jonathan, Maghreb, Nigeria, Nigerians, Wole Soyinka
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By Doyin Okupe opinion Without doubt or fear of equivocation, I strongly believe that President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan deserves commendation for the successes he has achieved in the transformation agenda since he was elected on May 20, 2011. Nigeria has … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, GoodluckJonathan, Government, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, Maghreb, Nigeria, Nigerians, Wole Soyinka
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Jimeh Saleh from BBC Hausa returns to his home town of Maiduguri in the far north-east of Nigeria for the first time in almost a year – to find the city is a mere shell of its once lively self, … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Special Reports, West Africa
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September 3, 2011 by benim
After some 8,000 bombing raids, with estimates of 4 bombs used per attack NATO has already dropped over 30,000 bombs on Libya. That’s almost 200 bombs per day for 6 months, some tens of thousands of tons of high explosives. … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Libya, News, North Africa, Spotlight
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Tagged African Union, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Libya, Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, Maghreb, Muammar al-Gaddafi, NATO, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Politics of Libya, Southern Africa, Tripoli, West Africa
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Proposals to amend Morocco’s constitution outline a major transfer in powers from King Mohammed VI to a prime minister, and the independence of the judiciary, a reform panel member said Thursday. The commission is due to present its proposals to … read more »
Posted in Morocco, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, Arab World, breaking news, East Africa, History, Ihsan, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Islamism, Maghreb, Mohammed VI of Morocco, Morocco, North Africa, Pan African News, Protest, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Moroccan police beat protesters who defied a ban on demonstrations across the country on Sunday, leading to arrests and dozens of injuries, some of them life threatening, witnesses said. The violence appears to signal a tougher government line against the … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, Morocco, News, North Africa
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Tagged Arab World, Casablanca, Islamism, Maghreb, Makhzen, Morocco, Protest, Rabat
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November 18, 2010 by benim
From Pakistan to Iraq to Yemen, the U.S. has turned up the heat on al Qaeda. The pressure has led the terror group to seek out new safe havens. They’ve found one in a remote area of the Sahara Desert … read more »
Posted in Morocco, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa news, Al Qaeda Training, Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, Algeria, Algerian Civil War, Baghdad, disasters-news, Edwin Dyer, geography, IndepthAfrica, Iraq, Islam, Islam in Algeria, Islamic terrorism, Maghreb, Mali, Niger, Operation Enduring Freedom - Trans Sahara, Physical geography, political-news, Richard Miniter, Sahara, Sahara Desert, War Conflict
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October 22, 2010 by benim
One of Africa’s newest oil producers, Mauritania bridges the Arab Maghreb and western sub-Saharan Africa. The largely-desert country presents a cultural contrast, with an Arab-Berber population to the north and black Africans to the south. Many of its people are … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, Al-Qaeda, Facts about Mauritania, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Maghreb, Mauritania, Mauritania country profile, Moktar Ould Daddah, Morocco, Polisario Front, Western Sahara
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