Protest against candidacy of Bouteflika for 5th term in Algeria

Shell to divest its South Africa’s downstream business

Shell said it will ditch its downstream business in South Africa by divesting its shares in a local company, ending 120 years of operations there. “Shell has decided to reshape the downstream portfolio and intends to divest our shareholding in Shell Downstream SA (SDSA). Considering SDSA’s illustrious history, this decision was not taken lightly,” the […]

Niger/ECOWAS: Washington’s tough words for Algerian regime

The U.S. administration has underscored its strong support for the principled stand taken by ECOWAS in defense of democracy and constitutional order in Niger. Washington voiced its firm stand in a telephone conversation U.S. Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Molly Phee had Thursday with Algerian Foreign Minister Attaf as the ruling junta started maneuvering against […]

COVID-19: Morocco co-sponsors international initiative to protect women, girls during lockdown

Morocco, along with the European Union and a group of core countries, took the initiative to draw a joint declaration to support the appeal launched last week by the UN Secretary General António Guterres for “peace at home, in households, around the world” against domestic violence during confinement. The initiative is the result of efforts […]