Four Moroccan writers withdraw from UAE competition over pact with Israel

Four Moroccan writers, who previously applied for the Sheikh Zayed book award, announced their withdrawal from the competition in protest over the normalization of diplomatic ties between the UAE and Israel. The Israeli-UAE deal stirred mixed reactions in the region between countries that welcomed the deal such as Egypt, Oman, Bahrain and Mauritania and those […]

Mali receives more military aircraft from Russia

Mali’s military government has been handed over several fighter jets and helicopters by Russia that is positioning itself to fill a political vacuum, as French and European forces are in the process of withdrawing from the country. The aircraft were formally received during a ceremony at Bamako’s airport, with Malian President Assimi Goita and Russian […]

Morocco’s phosphates exports resilient to Covid-19

Despite an overall drop in exports up to April by 20%, Morocco’s exports of phosphates in particular maintained same level in the first quarter this year compared with the same period last year signaling the strategic importance of fertilizers to global food security. The state-owned OCP, one of the world’s biggest exporters of phosphates and […]