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Morocco’s OCP tasks Spain’s ACS with building two phosphorus plants

Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizer producer OCP and Spain’s ACS industrial group signed an agreement to build two phosphorus factories for a total cost of 2.7 billion dirhams. The factories will be built in the OCP’s industrial hub of Jorf Lasfar with a production capacity of 5000 tons per day. The two factories will be the […]

Algerian police accused of raping 15-year-old protester

Said Chetouane, a fifteen-year-old Algerian protester, said he was raped at a police station after taking part in a pro-democracy march, triggering a wave of solidarity by rights activists and the media. He was arrested in Algiers and was held for more than eight hours at a police station where he said he was subjected […]

Libya: Fayez Sarraj Vows to Restore Order after Coup Attempt

Fayez Al-Sarraj, Prime Minister of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) has vowed to restore order in his country after the coup attempt staged lately by rival Libyan groups to capture key government buildings. Sarraj, who was in Tunisia during the coup attempt debating political solutions with some rebel factions, called on loyal militia […]