Morocco, Portugal Agree to Set up Maritime Hub

Morocco and Portugal signed on Thursday a Memorandum of Understanding to set up a maritime hub with advanced infrastructure and services to boost the two countries competitiveness. The agreement was signed in Lisbon by Morocco’s Equipment, Transport and Logistics Minister Aziz Rabbah and Portugal’s sea Minister Ana Paula Vitorina. Following the example of the successful […]

African, int’l news outlets call on Burkinabe and Malian junta to respect press freedom

A group of 30 African and international news organizations and rights groups have joined in an appeal for press freedom in Mali and Burkina Faso, calling on the authorities of these two countries and the international community to put an end to the pressure and threats against national and foreign journalists. The signatories of the […]

COVID-19: Reopening of Tunisian-Libyan borders after over a month-long closure

Borders between Tunisia and Libya are to reopen this Friday Sept.17 after more than one month closure because of COVID-19 pandemic. The reopening decision came after the Tunisian and Libyan committees of security and health reviewed the situation and after ministerial delegations from the two countries agreed at a meeting in Djerba on security and […]