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Syria: Mistura condemns indiscriminate killing of civilians

U.N Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura’s visit to Syria ended on Wednesday with condemnations of government and rebel forces for indiscriminately killing civilians. During his visit, he met with President Assad, Foreign Minister Walid al-Mouallem, more than 30 political parties, religious figures and civil society organizations. Discussions during the various meetings were centered […]

West African leaders pledge to mobilize $1bn to tackle terrorism

Leaders of the Western African regional grouping ECOWAS have pledged to club together $1 billion as urgent fund to address terrorism in the region. The pledge came Sunday during the 62nd summit of heads of state of the bloc in Abuja, Nigeria. A communique of the summit read Tuesday indicated that the leaders expressed their […]

Nigeria–Morocco gas pipeline on track despite delays-official

The Nigeria–Morocco gas pipeline, a $25 billion project aimed at linking West African gas supplies to Morocco and Europe, is progressing despite repeated delays to its final investment decision, Morocco’s hydrocarbons chief said. “We are confident,” Amina Benkhadra, director general of Morocco’s hydrocarbons and mines agency (ONHYM), said in an interview with Jeune Afrique, highlighting […]