Benin, Niger trade accusations as oil row escalates

Benin accused Niger of sending secret agents to spy in its Seme port where a Chinese-built pipeline was supposed to begin exporting Nigerien gas, before it was blocked by Beninese authorities last month. The arrest of five Nigerien nationals marks a new escalatory move in the standoff between the two ECOWAS neighbors. Benin said the […]

Sahara: Djibouti Reaffirms Support to Morocco’s Sovereignty over its Southern Provinces

Speaker of Djibouti’s Parliament Dileita Mohamed Dileita has reaffirmed his country’s unwavering backing to Morocco’s sovereignty over its entire Saharan territory. During a meeting he held Wednesday in Rabat with Speaker of Moroccan House of Councilors, Mr. Dileita reiterated his country’s commitment to defend this position in all regional and international fora. The Speaker of […]

Libya: Greece Threatens to Veto EU-backed Peace Deal

Greece has said it will block any peace deal on Libya proposed by the European Union (UE) as it complained about her exclusion from Berlin conference planned for coming Sunday. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that his government will stand in the way of the deal unless it scraps a maritime deal between Turkey and […]