Simon Skira

Calls mount in UK to designate Polisario as terrorist group

Former UK defense and trade minister and once member of Parliament Liam Fox added his voice to US congressmen, pundits, regional experts and western think tanks who have recently made the case for designating the Polisario as a terrorist group in view of the militia’s involvement in targeting civilians, violating UN ceasefire and acting in […]

COP28: African leaders to make their unified voice heard at UN climate summit

After a year of record temperatures, deadly floods and devastating wildfires, not least in Africa, the annual UN summit — the COP28 climate conference — opened in Dubai on Thursday (30 November), aiming to stave off climate catastrophe. Hosted by the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, the discussions at 28th edition of the Conference of the […]

OCP reports over $9 Bln in revenues by end of Sept. 2025

The revenues of the OCP group have increased over the first nine months of 2025 to $9.04 billion up from $6.95 billion reported the same period last year. Growth was driven primarily by higher export volumes of phosphate rock and fertilizers, supported by strong global demand and OCP’s ability to meet incremental regional demand, said […]