Burkina Faso nationalizes strategic gold assets

Burkina Faso’s military-led government has completed the nationalization of five gold mining assets, marking a significant pivot in its economic strategy aimed at asserting greater control over the country’s mineral wealth, international media reported. The move, finalized through a government decree earlier this month, transfers ownership of two producing gold mines and three exploration permits […]

Morocco shall never allow its Sahara to become a diplomatic maneuvering ground for South Africa – Diplomat

Morocco will never allow its Sahara to become a diplomatic maneuvering ground for South Africa, rejects any interaction with Pretoria on the Moroccan Sahara issue, and will never allow South Africa to have any role in this issue. The remarks were made by Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Omar Hilale Diplomat, in comments on […]

With Morocco, ECOWAS Becomes 16 Largest Economy in the World

In the face of the paralysis crippling the Maghreb union, Morocco opted to look south reaching out to its partners in West Africa with whom it has been building partnerships on a sound foundation underpinned by a south-south cooperation approach. The recent request by Morocco to join the West African economic community (ECOWAS) is the […]