COM 2019

Senegal: Parliament shifts power balance as reform agenda gains momentum

Senegal’s ruling PASTEF party has achieved a decisive parliamentary victory, securing 130 of 165 seats according to provisional election results. This overwhelming majority empowers newly elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye to implement his comprehensive reform agenda targeting corruption, fishing industry revitalization, and natural resource management. The opposition coalition, led by former President Macky Sall, captured […]

Morocco’s King reiterates, in message to President of Libyan Presidential Council, commitment to further reinforce Moroccan-Libyan relations

King Mohammed VI has sent a message of congratulations to President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Younes El-Menfi, on his country’s Independence Day.   In this message, the King welcomed the ties of brotherhood and cooperation binding Morocco and Libya, and reiterated the Kingdom’s commitment to further reinforce and develop bilateral relations, in order […]

ECOWAS-AES face-off reshapes trade routes in fragmented West Africa

As the three junta-led Sahel countries are to officially quit the regional grouping ECOWAS on Wednesday (29 January), the years of growing political tensions and deteriorating relations with their neighbors have shaken up trade routes across the West African region. The looming withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West […]