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Scores of Migrants Storm Spain’s Enclave of Melilla

About 500 people stormed Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla on Tuesday (18 March), which is the largest number to force their way across the border in almost a decade as increasing naval patrols discourage entry into the territory by sea. Spain has two enclaves in Morocco – Melilla and Ceuta – and migrants mainly […]

South Korean LG Chem water purification systems chosen for desalination project in Morocco

South Korea LG Chem Ltd. has been selected to provide a water purification process for a desalination project to be carried out by Moroccan phosphate giant OCP Group. Under the deal, LG Chem will supply some 18,000 reverse osmosis (RO) membranes which will be used to desalinate 246,000 m3 of water a day at Jorf […]

Macron addresses crisis in Sahel, calls for strengthening French diplomacy

During a major foreign policy speech to ambassadors gathered in Paris on Monday (28 August), French President Emmanuel Macron said his country refuses any “paternalism” but also any “weakness” in Africa, as the Sahel faces an “epidemic of putsches” amid a wave of anti-French sentiment. In his speech, Macron called for a strengthening of France’s […]