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Mauritania: 76 political parties dissolved over low scores during past elections

The interior Ministry has decided to dissolve 76 political parties for scoring less than 1 per cent of the number of voters during 2013 and 2018 legislative elections. The ministry has informed leaders of the targeted political movements in a memo, according to press reports. The decision was made on the basis of political groups […]

OCP chief Mostafa Terrab awarded France’s Insignia of Officer of Legion of Honor

The Chief Executive Officer of the Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP) Mostafa Terrab has been awarded the insignia of Officer of the Legion of Honor of France.   This honorary distinction was handed to him in Rabat by the French Ambassador to Morocco, Hélène Le Gal.   Through this award, France wanted to honor the […]

Sahel policy needs revision after Europe failed to bolster democracy there — EU’s top diplomat

Despite the €600 million spent by the European Union on training security personnel in the Sahel, the countries in the region had “failed to bolster democracy,” the head of EU diplomacy Josep Borrell has admitted in the wake of a series of recent coups, the latest of which were in Niger and Gabon. Speaking at […]