Africa China

Ousted Ali Bongo nodded to establishment of Chinese military base despite concerns of France, U.S.A.

Gabon’s former President Ali Bongo, before being deposed on August 30, had given China the authorization to establish a military base on Mandji island, in the delta of the Ogooué river, in the Gulf of Guinea, Paris-based media Africa Intelligence and local media Gabon Review report. African Intelligence notes that Ali Bongo gave the verbal […]

Is Morocco mulling third Covid-19 vaccine dose?

Morocco is considering giving a third Covid-19 vaccine dose to vulnerable groups following the example of numerous advanced nations that took the same step to reinforce its collective immunity. Moroccan media, citing sources from the scientific committee, said that a third dose in sight for the elderly and people with underlying health conditions. The move […]

Morocco’s King reiterates attachment to Maghreb Union, Openness to Africa

King Mohammed VI reaffirmed Morocco’s commitment to sound and solid relations with sister Maghreb nations as well as Africa’s place “at heart of Morocco’s foreign policy“. Maghreb “My keenness to achieve fair, balanced development in all the Kingdom’s regions is just as strong as my commitment to establishing sound, solid relations with sister Maghreb countries,“ […]