Mali has said it has no intentions of leaving West Africa’s currency zone, while Burkina Faso has hinted at its possible withdrawal after they, along with Niger, announced their departure from the region’s political bloc ECOWAS as a form of protest. In a blow to hard-fought regional integration, late January, the military governments of Burkina […]
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has described Morocco as a “strategic partner with which we must walk together”, without announcing tangible actions to help repair the trust his socialist government broke with Rabat. The Moroccan-Spanish relations are still reeling from the fallout of the diplomatic spat sparked last May by Madrid’s decision to host secretly, […]
The UK Chariot Oil & Gas company has secured a new offshore exploration license in Northern Morocco. The formal award of the “Rissana” license is expected in 2021, says the oil company. Under terms of the agreement reached, 75pc interest and operatorship of the Rissana licence will be awarded to a wholly owned subsidiary of […]
