Authorities in Libya have heightened maritime alert levels after a Russian liquefied natural gas tanker, identified as ARCTIC METAGAZ, was spotted drifting uncontrollably towards the country’s territorial waters. The Ports and Maritime Transport Authority reported on Wednesday, March 18, that the vessel is unmanned and unable to manoeuvre, leaving it vulnerable to prevailing winds […]
Morocco has officially dismantled the near-monopoly held by le Centre Monétique Interbancaire (CMI) over electronic payment terminals, marking a major shift in the country’s digital economy and financial sector. The reform, which took effect on May 1, 2025, allows banks, fintech firms, and independent payment providers to directly offer point-of-sale (POS) services to merchants, a […]
President of Malawi Lazarus Chakwera has addressed a message to King Mohammed VI. The message was handed over by the President’s special envoy Eisenhower Nduwa Mkaka at a meeting in Rabat Tuesday with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. In a press briefing following the meeting, Nduwa Mkaka, a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, reaffirmed Malawi’s […]
