Libyan officials

UNHRC: Mauritanian NGO decries human rights violations in Tindouf camps

Mauritanian NGO, the Network for Unity & Development, has denounced in Geneva the alarming human rights violations committed in the Polisario-controlled Tindouf camps (southern Algeria), calling on the international community to hold Polisario militia and Algeria accountable for the crimes committed on its territory. Addressing the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council, the […]

Morocco wants arm deals to include technology transfer

Morocco, the second largest arm buyer in Africa, wants its future weapon deals to be accompanied by a technology transfer clause as it seeks to develop a domestic military industry. Minister delegate in charge of Defense Abdellatif Loudiyi said that deals with arm manufacturers should provide for transferring maintenance know-how to the Royal Armed Forces. […]

Moroccan energy efficiency project wins €20 million financing

A Moroccan energy efficiency project has been selected in an international competition to receive a €20 million funding from the NAMA Facility. The Moroccan project, Integration of energy efficiency in the building sector, has received a €20 million fund from the Nama Facility, an international climate finance program that seeks to encourage ambitious action on […]