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Morocco Green Lights Appointment of Kohler, new UNSG Envoy for Sahara

Morocco has given its green light for the appointment of Horst Kohler, former German President (2004-2010), as new Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary General for the Sahara, succeeding US diplomat Christopher Ross, le360.ma said quoting a diplomatic source. The Moroccan diplomatic source, which requested not to be named, said that Morocco informed the UN […]

IMF Expresses Concern over Impact of Lower Oil on Algerian Economy

“Algeria continues to face important challenges posed by lower oil prices (…) and growth in the nonhydrocarbon sector slowed under the effects of spending cuts”, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Inflation increased from 4.8 pc in 2015 to 6.4 pc in 2016 and stood at 8.1 pc year-on-year in January 2017. As to unemployment, […]

Tunisia on High Alert over Presence of 100 Terrorists at Border with Algeria

Tunisian Defense Minister has warned a parliament committee that around 100 terrorists preparing to sneak into Tunisia are currently hiding in the western mountainous region of the country on the border with Algeria. Abdelkarim Zubaidi told the Parliament Committee on Management and Armed Forces Affairs that the jihadists are planning to enter Tunisia from the […]