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MEPs want to hold Algeria & Polisario to account for blocking new UN Sahara Envoy

A group of members of European Parliament has called on EU foreign policy chief Josep Borell to disclose the party or parties that rejected the candidacy of former Romanian PM Petre Roman as new UN Sahara envoy in replacement of German Horst Köhler. In a written question addressed to the EU’s top diplomat, seven members […]

AfDB, Lome-based BOAD ink €70m deal to support the private sector in 8 West African countries

The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced Tuesday December 12 an agreement with the Lome-based West African Development Bank (BOAD), a line of credit agreement of €70 million to bolster the regional bank’s support to the private sector in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). The agreement, AfDB notes, was signed in Lomé on […]

UN counter-terrorism agency to open office in Morocco

Morocco’s capital city of Rabat will host the regional hub of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) destined for counterterrorism training and cooperation in Africa. A host-country agreement and contribution agreement were signed remotely on Tuesday by Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and UN counter terrorism chief Mr. Vladimir Voronkov. The deal mirrors Morocco’s […]