Libyan rivals declare ceasefire on back of Covid-19

Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, the two warring governments in Eastern and Western Libya have declared an immediate nationwide ceasefire offering hope for a de-escalation of a conflict that has wracked the country since a 2011 uprising. It started after the UN-backed government in Tripoli, led by Fayez Sarraj, said he had instructed aligned […]

Morocco, Mozambique set up business council to bolster joint investment

The employers’ unions of Morocco and Mozambique have agreed to set up a joint business council to foster trade exchanges and economic cooperation between the two African countries. The agreement was inked Thursday in Marrakesh by Chakib Alj, President of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM), and Agostinho Zacarias Vuma, Chairman of the Confederation […]

Autonomy Initiative, the ‘One and Only’ solution to regional dispute over Sahara (Hilale)

The Morocco-proposed autonomy initiative, within the framework of the Kingdom’s territorial integrity and national sovereignty, is the “One and Only” solution to the artificial regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, stressed, Tuesday in New York, the permanent representative of Morocco to the United Nations, Omar Hilale. In Morocco’s address during the general debate of the […]