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Algeria: Shale gas protests become political, government unconvincing

Protests that started as a social issue in Algeria are slowly making their way to the political platform as pressure builds up against the government. Demonstrations started late last year in the southern oasis town of Ain Salah where a pilot project is being held but it has now spread to several cities across the […]

Oil-for-roads: South Sudan allocates 10,000 bpd to Chinese companies

The government of cash-strapped South Sudan has agreed to allocate 10,000 barrels of its crude oil per day to Chinese firms to build roads in the country. Chinese companies will build two highways in exchange, the government said in a statement after a cabinet meeting in Juba last weekend. According to deputy information minister, Lily […]

King Mohammed VI Reaffirms Morocco’s Inalienable Right to Safeguarding its Territorial Integrity

King Mohammed VI delivered a speech on the occasion of the 42 anniversary of the Green March in which he reiterated firm commitment to safeguarding Morocco’s territorial integrity in keeping with an unshakable covenant binding the Throne and the people together. In his speech, the Monarch shed light on milestones in the process of retrieving […]