Morocco to sell 8% of the capital of Maroc telecom

The Moroccan government notified on Friday the largest telecom operator in the country, Maroc Telecom, that it will sell 8% of the capital of the country. The sale will reduce the share of the Moroccan state in the company to 22%, with the majority of stakes up to now owned by the UAE’s Etissalat. “Maroc […]

UNESCO Director-General Condemns Killing of Sudanese Journalist Ahmed Yusuf Arabi

Audrey Azoulay, the Director-General of UNESCO, has strongly condemned on January 20 the killing of Sudanese journalist Ahmed Yusuf Arabi, who was shot dead in Khartoum on 12 January 2024. Arabi, a reporter for Blue Nile TV Channel, was reportedly killed when armed individuals, dressed in military uniforms, raided his home in Omdurman and shot […]

Slovakia’s Jan Kubis, next UN Special Envoy to Libya?

The UN Secretary General informed the members of the Security Council on Thursday 14 January of his intention to appoint Slovakia’s Jan Kubis as special envoy to Libya. The members of the Council will have until Friday evening to give their agreement or not to this candidacy. The post of UN Special Envoy has been […]