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Ecuador deems autonomy initiative as basis to resolve Sahara regional dispute

Ecuador reaffirmed that the Morocco-proposed Autonomy Initiative represents “the basis” to resolve the regional dispute over the Sahara. This position was voiced by Ecuadorian Foreign Minister, Gabriela Sommerfeld, during a joint press briefing with her Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita, following talks in Rabat on Friday. Ecuador, aligning with the majority of UN member states, also […]

Train traffic between Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire on hold

The train traffic ensuring the transportation of hundreds of thousands of people and tons of goods between Cote d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso has been temporarily suspended due to a defect in the railway on the Ivorian side caused by heavy rainfalls over the last week-end. Sitarail, the company operating the 1,260km railway line between the […]

Egypt: IS Jihadist group blows up gas pipeline to Jordan in Sinai

IS-link group in Sinai Province Thursday claimed it destroyed gas pipeline supplying Jordan amid Egyptian forces’ claims they have killed dozens of militants recently. “By the name of God, not a drop of gas will reach Jordan until the caliphate gives its permission,” the group said in a statement posted on Twitter. It also claimed […]