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Moroccan Navy takes Part in Phoenix Express Exercise off Spanish Coasts

Moroccan navy is currently taking part off Spanish coasts in the 13th iteration of the multinational maritime exercise Phoenix Express 2017 along with maritime forces from Europe and the United States. The Moroccan frigate, Tarik Ibn Ziad, took part in the naval exercise, which was sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval […]

AMU Paralysis: King’s Speech before AU Sounds the Alarm

The speech delivered by King Mohammed VI before the Heads of State attending the 28th African Union Summit rang the alarm bell as to the state of immobility affecting the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU.) The situation of AMU actually stands in stark contrast to the dynamism characterizing other sub-regional groupings such as the Economic Community […]

Nigeria to build floating LNG terminal

Nigeria has offered a license to UTM Offshore Limited to build the country’s first floating LNG terminal. The plant would use gas from an ExxonMobil oil field in the Niger Delta and would serve both as an export terminal and supply the domestic market, local media reported. The infrastructure would curb gas flaring which costs […]