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Morocco: Investments in Oil & Gas Explorations Reach $2.8 bln

Investments in oil and gas explorations onshore and offshore Morocco since 2015 have totaled $2.8 billion (25 billion dirhams), 96% of which was paid by partners of the Moroccan hydrocarbons and mining office. Speaking at a meeting of the board of directors of the office, the Moroccan government chief said that the increasing oil and […]

Mali foils alleged coup with foreign ties, with generals and French ‘agent’ arrested

Mali’s transitional government says it has thwarted an attempted coup, arresting two high-ranking military generals and a suspected French intelligence agent in what it describes as a plot backed by foreign powers to destabilize the state. Security Minister General Daoud Aly Mohammedine announced the arrests Thursday (14 August), confirming speculation that had been circulating for […]

Tunisia: Presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel provisionally released and re-arrested

Presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel was released on Thursday September 5 by the Correctional Chamber of the Manouba Court of First Instance, after his defense team requested a postponement of the case until September 19 to prepare their defense. However, shortly after his release, Tunisian police re-arrested him late Thursday, just minutes following the judge’s order, […]