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Mauritania-EU controversial fisheries agreement approved

The controversial European Union-Mauritania fisheries deal has finally been approved by the members of the European parliament much to the dismay of some of the fishermen.  The protocol of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) with Mauritania becomes the biggest with regards to volume and the highest financial contribution that the EU has ever concluded. The […]

Australia Deems Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for Sahara ‘Good Initiative’

Australian diplomacy welcomed Morocco’s autonomy initiative for the Sahara as a “good initiative” reiterating support for the UN process to resolve the artificial dispute over the Kingdom’s territorial integrity. “The autonomy proposal is a good initiative,” said director of the department for North Africa and the Middle East at the Australian Foreign Ministry, Matthew Neuhaus, […]

Chad’s transitional leader General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno candidate for 2024 elections

Mouvement Patriotique du Salut [Patriotic Salvation Movement] (MPS), the ruling party in Chad, has chosen General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, son of the former country leader and party founder Idriss Déby Itno, as candidate of the movement for the presidential elections slated this year in the central African country. The MPS held from Saturday its […]