Africa energy

UAE Renews Support to Morocco’s Sovereignty over Sahara, Condemns Terrorist Activities of Hezbollah & Polisario

The United Arab Emirates renewed on Tuesday its support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara and condemned the terrorist activities of the Polisario separatist front and the Lebanese Hezbollah party. This came in the minutes of the 5th session of the Morocco-UAE joint committee, held in Abu Dhabi Tuesday under the co-chairmanship of the two […]

Indian pharma company halts cough syrup production after Gambia child fatalities

India has halted all production at Maiden Pharmaceuticals’ main factory near New Delhi after a WHO report that the company’s cough syrups exported to the Gambia may be linked to the deaths of dozens of children there. The recent incident which has claimed the lives of 69 children, according to WHO, has come as a […]

Senegal’s navy seizes record 3 tons of cocaine haul off coast

Senegal’s navy has intercepted over three tons of cocaine from a ship moored off the coast in what is one of the country’s biggest drug hauls, as traffickers often exploit West African nations as transit points to transport cocaine from South America to Europe. “The patrol boat FOULADOU seized nearly 3 tons of pure cocaine […]