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Tunisia: 11 demonstrators sentenced 14 years in prison each for protesting against Chokri Belaïd’s killing

A first instance court at Nabeul has sentenced eleven people to fourteen years in prison for attacking a police office and using arms in 2013 at Kelibia as they protested against assassination of Chokri Belaïd, a political figure, a judiciary officer says. The ruling according to Rihab Mhadhbi, spokesperson of the court, was made in […]

Vice Pdt. Kamala Harris Thanks Morocco’s King for Hosting U.S.-Africa Business Summit

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has thanked King Mohammed VI and the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) for hosting the U.S.-Africa Business Summit which opened on 19 July in Marrakech. Addressing, remotely, participants in the summit from Washington D.C., the American Vice-President said: “I would like to thank the Corporate Council on Africa, His Majesty […]

Morocco opts for floating LNG facility in Nador West Med

Morocco is preparing to launch a tender this summer to build a floating regasification unit in the port of Nador West Med, an energy ministry official said. A financial close is expected in 2025, with construction and entry into service seen in 2026, the official in charge of oil and gas at the ministry was […]