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Libya: Russian Oil Company resumes activity but security still to be consolidated

Tatneft, a Russian oil company, has agreed to begin its operations again in Libya after the circumstances of the uprising against Ghadaffi no longer permitted its staff to continue with their daily activities at the Mellitah energy complex. The company said that its staff members have begun returning to the plant which is located in […]

Sudan: ICC Sounds Alarm Over Alleged Atrocities in Al Fasher

The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor on Monday expressed grave concern over alleged mass killings, sexual violence and other abuses in Sudan’s Al Fasher, warning that such acts may constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity under the Rome Statute. The statement follows the Rapid Support Forces’ seizure of the city on 26 October, following 18 […]

Morocco: Outsourcing industry creates 10,000 new jobs every year

The outsourcing sector, which employs in Morocco more than 130,000 people, creates about 10,000 jobs every year and generates $1.4 billion in export sales. These figures were disclosed by Youssef Chraibi, President of the Moroccan Federation of Outsourcing Services at a meeting held lately by the Moroccan employers Union (Conféderation Générale des Entreprises du Maroc). […]