Omar hilale

C24: Algerian Ambassador lambasted for exerting pressures on delegations supporting Sahara’s Moroccanness

The debate on the issue of the Sahara at the C24 Caribbean Seminar, held in Caracas (May 14-16), ended with sharp exchange between Morocco’s Ambassador to the UN, Omar Hilale and his Algerian counterpart Amar Benjama. The Moroccan diplomat vigorously denounced the acts of intimidation exerted by his Algerian colleague against the delegations which supported […]

Shell acquires Nigeria’s Daystar to enter African renewable energy market

The acquisition of Nigeria-based Daystar Power by Shell is significant for the UK-headquartered oil giant, which has long been active in the continent’s hydrocarbons market, as it must look for new sources of growth as fossil fuels are phased out. Shell has acquired Daystar Power, a Nigeria-based provider of hybrid solar power solutions to commercial […]

Morocco’s Unemployment Rate Hits 10.7% in Q1 2017

Unemployment rate rose to 10.7% in Morocco in the first quarter of 2017 up from 10.4% the same period last year with job growth staggering in the country’s public sector in light of the post-electoral deadlock and the consequent delay in the adoption of the 2017 appropriation bill. According to data issued by Morocco’s statistics […]