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US Chevron to make Morocco its lubricants export hub to Africa

US energy giant Chevron signed a deal with Morocco’s Akwa Group to make the Kingdom its lubricants manufacturing and exporting hub to Africa. An agreement was signed in that regard between Chevron and Akwa Group, bringing the share of Chevron from 25% to 50% of Akwa Group subsidiary Afriquia Lubrifiants. Under this deal, Chevron will […]

Mauritania’s Supreme Court upholds former president’s 15-year prison term

Mauritania’s Supreme Court has upheld the 15-year prison sentence handed to former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, confirming his conviction for illicit enrichment and influence peddling. The ruling, delivered on 4 November 2025, marks the final stage of legal proceedings for the former Head of State, who had appealed a May 2025 judgement. Abdel Aziz, […]

UN warns of escalating atrocities as 91 civilians killed in El-Fasher attacks

At least 91 civilians were killed in Sudan’s besieged city of El-Fasher within 10 days last month, according to a United Nations statement on Thursday, 2 October 2025. The deaths were the result of intensified attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) between 19 and 29 September, as they continued their push to seize […]