France FM in Rabat Ahead of Macron’s Visit to Morocco

French foreign minister Catherine Colonna, who arrived Thursday in Rabat for a two-day visit to the North African Kingdom, was received Friday by her Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. According to press reports, the goal of the visit is to reset relations with Morocco and prepare for the upcoming visit of President Emmanuel Macron to the […]

Mauritania Maintains Fuel Oil Subsidy to Cushion Cost of Living Pressures

The Mauritanian Government has decided to maintain the fuel oil subsidy at 70 MRO per litre, the Minister of Economic Affairs and Development, Abdallahi Ould Souleimane Ould Cheikh Sidiya, announced during a weekly press briefing. The subsidy is estimated to cost the State around 3.15 billion old ouguiyas per month, according to the minister. He […]

Egypt : Morsi investigated for security document leakage to Qatar

Investigations have begun against Egypt’s former president, Mohammed Morsi, amidst allegations that he is connected to the leakage of security documents to Al Jazeera, a popular Qatar based satellite news channel. The judicial investigators think that the secretary to Morsi’s daughter facilitated the transfer of the documents to the channel and security officials are claiming […]