Pretoria’s heavy defeat in the vote for the UNHRC presidency suggests its foreign policy postures are costing it support.
Despite many arrests and seizures, the devastating pufa drug remains widely available among the youth and poor communities.
The country could outperform its low-middle-income African peers – but only if it resolves the Western Sahara/SADR dispute.
Morocco, Belgium and the Netherlands have become pivotal in the growing Latin America-Europe cocaine chain.
Political and economic insecurity in the Balkans and Libya benefit transnational trafficking syndicates.
The African Court has strongly upheld the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic’s case – but diplomatic support is dwindling.
Action is required to keep farmers on side and prevent traffickers from laundering proceeds through the legal market.
The tragic death of 37 migrants in Melilla underlines the Moroccan regime’s authoritarian security policy.
The high demand for sand is fueling trafficking and organised crime that threaten the country’s coastal ecosystems.
The AU and AfCFTA secretariat should facilitate talks on economic cooperation between the two North African countries.
A well-developed illicit transnational industry with links to Spain is putting vulnerable coastal ecosystems at risk.
Trump’s last-minute decision to recognise Morocco’s claim to Western Sahara presents the new US president with a dilemma.
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