Jailed former Mauritanian President hospitalized for “urgent care’’

Former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz, in pre-trial detention since June in a case of alleged corruption, was admitted Wednesday night to the military hospital in Nouakchott for “urgent care,” one of his lawyers announced Thursday. Ould Abdelaziz, who led Mauritania from 2008 to 2019, “has been transferred to this hospital for urgent care (…) […]

Construction of patrol boat for Morocco’s navy by Spanish Navatia starts in July

The construction of the Avante 1800 type patrol boat intended for the Moroccan Royal Navy will be officially launched on July 3, announced the Spanish Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero. The Finance Minister María Jesús Montero told the Spanish broadcasting station Cadena SER that the construction works of the Moroccan patrol boat Avante 1800 […]

SDX Energy Finds Gas in Morocco’s Northwest

The UK-based SDX energy announced a new discovery in north western Morocco, which, it said, is above pre-drill estimates. The company has encountered commercial quantities of gas in its OYF-2 well and confirmed the extension of its core area to the north, it said in a statement. The well, in which the company has 75% […]