King Mohammed VI with Ali Bongo in rabat

PJD Minister faces media backlash after failing to impose fuel price caps

Islamist PJD governance minister Lahcen Daoudi is subject to fierce criticism after he failed to uphold his promise of imposing caps on prices of fuel. The Minister had promised that profit margins of fuel companies will be controlled by mid-March but kept postponing the measure. Yet, this week the Minister bluntly admitted while speaking to […]

Libyans Protest Against UN Mission, Accuse It of Fueling Political Deadlock

Libyan demonstrators gathered, on Monday January 5, outside the headquarters of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) in Janzour, denouncing what they described as escalating foreign interference in Libyan affairs. Protesters called for respect for Libya’s sovereignty and urged an end to external influence that they say has deepened political instability. Criticism was […]

Côte d’Ivoire, France strengthen bilateral economic cooperation

The French Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire started Wednesday evening a  two-day visit to  Abidjan with talks on bolateral issues on top of the agenda.   Officially, this trip will be an opportunity to strengthen Franco-Ivorian economic and financial cooperation. Bruno Le Maire exchanged Thursday morning with his counterpart Adama Coulibaly on the […]