The much criticized fisheries agreement between the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the European Union (EU) has been reviewed after successful negotiations between parties in Nouakchott. Improvements were made on license conditions but Mauritania’s financial gains were reduced. Most of the improvements were centered on fishery resource planning and protection in relation to previous agreements. […]
As he prepares for a second term, the civilian façade of the Algerian military regime Abdelmedjid Tebboune continues to re-inaugurate projects launched by his predecessor as he has made no tangible achievements. He re-inaugurated the Mosque of Algiers which his predecessor did not live to see, and which continues to be closed to worshippers despite […]
King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, handed over to five men, top laureates of the 2017-2018 literacy program, the Mohammed VI Prize at a ceremony in a mosque in Sale following the Friday noon prayers. The prize winners are Ibrahim Houilat from the city of Dakhla, Younes Yaacoubi and Fouad Hilal from Fez, Abdelhak […]
