DRC: US Senators Call for Sanctions on Kabila

US senators called on President Barack Obama on Friday to impose sanctions on officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo responsible for violence and rights violations amid rising political tensions. A simmering political crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo that the US and its allies have been unable to defuse, is stoking fears in […]

Will Moroccan banks & businesses suspend operations in Tunisia over Sahara ?

Several experts wonder whether Moroccan banks and businesses operating in Tunisia will leave or halt operations in response to President Kais Saied’s premeditated, hostile and unjustified provocative action against Morocco. It is inconceivable that Moroccan financial and services companies, which employ thousands of people in Tunisia, will continue making business as usual amid a serious […]

UAE’s ADNOC, Morocco’s OCP Sign 25-year Sulphur Supply Deal

Abu Dhabi’s National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Morocco’s state-owned phosphates company (OCP) signed a sulphur supply agreement covering 25 years. Under the agreement, ADNOC will increase the volume of sulphur exports to the OCP up from 2 million tons in 2016. ADNOC, one of the world’s largest sulphur producers, sees promising prospects for raising sulphur […]