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On Thursday, June 25, 2026, Abdellatif Hammouchi, head of Morocco's General Directorate of National Security and Territorial Surveillance (DGSN-DGST), hosted the Iraqi Ambassador to Morocco, Hayder Shiya Albarrak, at the DGSN headquarters in Rabat. The meeting focused on deepening security cooperation between the two nations, with particular emphasis on public safety, intelligence sharing, technical assistance, and police training programs.Both sides reviewed current security and regional matters of mutual interest, including the threats posed by international terrorism. They exchanged perspectives on the existing security collaboration and discussed strategies to enhance the partnership to better address evolving challenges.This meeting underscores the shared commitment of Morocco and Ira...

Diplomacy is not only measured by the number of official visits or international summits. It is also read in the signals that states send when they choose to establish, strengthen, or reactivate their representations in a country.By receiving the letters of credence from five new ambassadors accredited to the Gabonese Republic, President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema presided over much more than a protocol ceremony. The event confirms a growing reality: Gabon is gradually reclaiming a central place in the diplomatic, economic, and strategic balances of the continent.In an international context marked by competition for resources, investments, and influential partnerships, the simultaneous interest of the Holy See, Chad, Australia, Iran, and Djibouti is a telling indicator of how the country...

A comprehensive communication strategy is being developed.Ouagadougou, 20 February 2013 – Caritas organisations from across the Sahel are joining forces to tackle the food and socio-political crises gripping the region. This is the aim of a meeting that opened on 19 February in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, bringing together Caritas representatives from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Senegal. Since 2007, these groups have formed the Sahel Caritas platform.The gathering, which runs until 23 February, includes information officers and emergency response specialists. Their goal is to establish a regional communication network linking the various Catholic relief agencies.This meeting is part of the Emergency Appeal 28/2012 project, titled “Project to strengthen Caritas’s capacity for preparedness ...

Pr Jean Gatsi speaks out after douala airport attack: my loyalty to paul biya is unshakeableIn a statement, the professor recounts the unfortunate incident at Douala airport involving politician Jacques Bertrang Mang, a former student of his. Read his statement below: PAUL BIYA, A SUPPORT FOR ETERNITY: My loyalty remains a block of steel in the face of seditious intimidationBy Professor Jean GATSI Cowardly attacked at Douala International Airport by an activist carrying out orders, I break my silence through this scathing indictment. Behind the violence and digital defamation lies an attempt at intellectual assassination aimed at making me pay for my unconditional support for President Paul BIYA. Faced with the partisans of chaos, as an intellectual of conviction, I reaffirm...

Morocco's Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, hosted on Wednesday in Rabat the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) Delegate Minister to the Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, in charge of Francophonie and Congolese Abroad, Crispin Mbadu Phanzu. The DRC official carried a message addressed to His Majesty King Mohammed VI from the President of the DRC, Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo.Following the talks, Mr. Mbadu Phanzu told the press that the visit underscores the excellent bilateral cooperation between Morocco and the DRC, two nations linked by a long history. He added that his trip to the Kingdom focuses on promoting his country's candidacy for the post of Secretary-General of the International Organisation of th...

The industry meetings opened Tuesday in Libreville, with government Vice President Hermann Immongault in attendance. Running until June 26 at the Chamber of Commerce, this gathering brings together Gabonese authorities, economic operators, and European partners to discuss industrialisation and local processing challenges.At the heart of discussions is the role of European companies in the government’s strategy for productive sovereignty.French Ambassador to Gabon, Fabrice Mauriès, welcomed the return of around thirty European firms, particularly in the energy sector, while stressing the need to boost Gabon’s attractiveness amid international competition.Minister of Industry and Local Transformation, Me Lubin Ntoutoume, reaffirmed the ambition to turn Gabon into a creator of wealth, skilled...

On Thursday, 25 June 2026, Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals Laurent Esso was present at the morgue of the Yaoundé General Hospital. Acting as the official representative of President Paul Biya, the Minister of Justice attended the body lifting ceremony for Alexis Dipanda Mouelle, the President of the Supreme Court of Cameroon. Minister Laurent Esso was accompanied by the Deputy Minister of Justice, also named Laurent Esso. Several high-ranking figures attended the ceremony. Among those present at the Yaoundé General Hospital morgue were Prime Minister and Head of Government Joseph Dion Ngute, as well as Jean Nkuete, Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM). By Harouna Ousmane — Reporter

AfriqueBénin security minister listens to police concerns during tour of Kandi and ParakouMinister Djibril Mama Cisse continues his security tour in Bénin, visiting Kandi and Parakou to refine public security strategies and listen to law enforcement officers' concerns.On Tuesday, June 23, 2026, Minister of Interior and Public Security Djibril Mama Cisse resumed his tour in the towns of Kandi and Parakou.Accompanied by his delegation, the minister toured the Special Multipurpose Intervention Group (GSPI) base in Kandi, the departmental civil protection offices in Alibori and Borgou, the Republican Police's Mobile Intervention Company in Parakou, and the Departmental Directorate of Interior and Public Security in Parakou. The objective of this visit is to assess ground-level security realiti...

While official reports from the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) indicate an average overall inflation rate that has fallen to 0.0% across the zone, this statistic appears to be a mere illusion for the populations inhabiting the Sahel. In Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, the celebrated calm within the air-conditioned offices of Dakar has simply failed to cross the borders of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) bloc.Although a decline in global commodity prices and favorable weather conditions have provided some relief to the coastal strip, the central Sahel remains entangled in a persistent and chronic price surge. This difficult situation is consistently attributed by official narratives from Bamako, Niamey, and Ouagadougou to external factors or alleged 'conspiracies,' effectivel...

The decision by both nations to craft a text grounded in lasting strategic interests signals a shared ambition. It aims to create, with necessary adjustments, an equivalent of the 1963 Élysée Treaty between France and Germany, signed by General de Gaulle and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer.The joint commission tasked with this work is not empowered to negotiate the treaty itself—that responsibility lies with the two governments—but rather to propose recommendations. These include guiding principles for the partnership, strategic priorities for the 2035–2040 horizon, political dialogue mechanisms, and areas of cooperation in economy, security, military affairs, education, and culture.A fundamental question arises: why a friendship treaty? It would replace the La Celle-Saint-Cloud agreement signe...