South Sudan seeks $13 billion-backed loan from UAE

South Sudan is nearing an agreement with a UAE company for an oil-backed loan worth $13 billion, the largest in Africa’s newest nation’s history. The news was reported by AP citing an unnamed UN source which said the deal is close to being signed. “Servicing this loan would likely tie up most of South Sudan’s […]

Desalination, the way forward for Morocco to mitigate drought

Desalination is the way forward for some of Morocco’s water stressed regions such as Agadir which faced the specter of thirst after its dams run out and its ground water depleted due to shortage of rainfall and unsustainable agriculture. The completion of a desalination plant in Agadir came at about time when the city was […]

German state media highlights success of Morocco’s strategy on Sahara issue

Germany’s state-owned media, DW, published a detailed article highlighting the success of Morocco’s diplomacy in defending the Kingdom’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory, while framing the dispute as opposing Morocco to Algeria through its Polisario proxies. “Morocco’s strategy on the Western Sahara has paid off,” was the headline of the article which enumerates the diplomatic […]