Moroccan Sahara

World Bank and Mauritania strengthens cooperation over digitization

On Monday September 9 in Nouakchott, Khaled Abidine Sidi, Secretary General of the Ministry of Digital Transformation and Modernization of Administration, met with a delegation from the World Bank Group led by Ousmane Diagana, the Bank’s Vice President for West and Central Africa. In his remarks, Sidi highlighted that the meeting centered on enhancing cooperation […]

Morocco foils gold smuggling attempt from Mauritania, other drug trafficking operation

Morocco’s Regional Police forces at the Guerguerat crossing with Mauritania in southern Morocco nabbed Thursday November 16 five individuals between the ages of 21 and 52 for smuggling golds as well as illegal drugs used for cosmetic and sexual purposes, reports say. The men were arrested in two separate operations. The first led to the […]

Libya: NOC to build oil refinery at Sharara field

Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah launched Sunday the construction of South Oil Refinery, a new plant at Sharara, the country’s largest oil field. Dbeibah signed two decrees at the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in capital Tripoli, giving the country’s oil giant right to contract directly and to finance the implementation […]