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French-Algerian spat to speed up closure of Renault plant in Oran

Facing hurdles since 2020, the Renault factory on which the Algerian regime pinned high hopes braces for a total shutdown, marking an utter fiasco of the automotive industry in the Maghreb country, at a context of tense ties between Paris and Algiers. In 2012, Algerian authorities under then President Bouteflika convinced Renault to set up […]

Blinken stresses partnership with Africa as China looms large over US-Africa Leaders summit

With the annual US-Africa Leaders Summit kicking off in Washington, D.C., this Tuesday Dec.13, the Biden administration will try to offer its African partners a better alternative to the economic competition from China on the continent. Deputy Commerce Secretary Don Graves acknowledged that the United States has fallen behind as China has surged past American […]

King Mohammed VI of Morocco Sends Speech to 26th UN Climate Change Conference

King Mohammed VI has sent a speech to participants in the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), which opened on Monday in Glasgow, Scotland. Here follows the full text of the royal speech, which was read out by the Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch: “Praise be to God, May peace and blessings be upon […]