Morocco: Royal speech institutes a new social contract – Mustapha Merizek

King Mohammed VI addressed a speech to the members of Parliament, on Friday October 9, at the opening of the first session of the fifth legislative year. As was expected, the king’s speech reaffirmed the right to health and explicitly called to continue supporting health protection and safety of citizens, to face the unprecedented global […]

Morocco explains its vote for a UN resolution asking Russia to leave Ukraine

Morocco voted in favor of a UN General Assembly resolution last week breaking away with its previous abstentions. Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita said the vote was in favor of the UN charter and in support of the territorial integrity of UN member states as well as in support of the peaceful resolution of conflicts. […]

BP exits Senegalese gas field amid disputes with Government over priority

British multinational oil and gas company, British Petroleum (BP) has left the Senegalese Yakaar-Teranga natural gas field following a fallout with authorities over the utilization of the commodity, Sputnik reports. The move came after Senegal’s Minister of Oil and Energy Antoine Felix Diome told media that both sides are on opposite sides when it comes […]