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Phosphates: Morocco’s OCP Group makes $400 Mln Intra-African trade transactions via blockchain

Morocco’s state-owned OCP Group, the world’s largest phosphate mining and leading fertilizer company, and the Eastern & Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) announced on Tuesday $400 million fertilizer trade finance transactions sealed via blockchain technology. Some $270 million of this deal have already been completed, while the remaining sum will be finalized in […]

Sahara: UN Chief recommends extension of MINURSO mandate for one year

United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Thursday released his annual report on the Sahara, in which he recommends that the Security Council extend the mandate of MINURSO for one year, until October 31, 2025. As in past years, this report addresses the recent developments in the Sahara issue, both on the ground and at the […]

Libya: Arab League trapped in recognition of GNA-Ankara maritime agreement

The Arab League has found itself in a difficult position in making a decision over late November maritime agreement between the Libyan UN-backed Government of National Accord, GNA, and Turkey. The GNA and Ankara on Nov. 27 inked a maritime deal which extends Turkey’s maritime border into Libyan waters, an agreement that allows Ankara to […]