King & Crown Prince at the Elysee 11 nov 2018

Sahara: European Nordic Council deals hard blow to Algeria-Polisario lobbyists

The lawmakers of the Nordic Council have dealt a hard blow to the pro-polisario lobbyists paid by the Algerian junta in a bid to undermine Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its Sahara territory. The Council, formed of MPs from Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden Finland, the Faroe Islands and Åland, has rejected lately a hostile […]

German Siemens eyes €2 billion investment in mega wind farm project in Egypt

German independent power producer Siemens Gamesa is in talk with Egyptian authorities to inject €2 billion in a large wind power project in the East of the country.   According to officials, the mega wind project would generate 2 GW of electricity under a BOO (build, own and operate) contract, a form of public-private partnership […]

Mauritania: 2 Arrested Journalists Obtain Pre-Trial Release

Two Mauritanian web journalists were Saturday set free temporarily after being arrested for defamation on Thursday, reports say. Jeddna Deida and Babakar Baye Ndiaye, respectively managing editor of “Mauriweb” and webmaster of “Cridem” were handed provisional release following their arrest on Thursday after the President’s son Badr Ould Abdel Aziz accused them of defamation for […]