US AFRICA Command Commander Stephen Townsend

Hungarian FM commends Morocco’s contribution to peace in Africa, Mideast

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has commended Morocco’s role in promoting peace and stability, both in Africa and in the Middle East, as well as its contribution to the political process in Libya. This came during a phone talk he held with his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita on Thursday. Szijjarto also hailed Morocco’s exemplary management […]

Gabon launches new offshore drillings to increase oil production

US hydrocarbon exploration firm, Vaalco Energy, will start an offshore drilling campaign next month as Gabon works to increase its crude oil production by 50 percent by 2020/2021. The start of the drilling campaign follows a successful full-field maintenance shut down at four of Vaalco’s platforms in the Central African nation The five-well drilling campaign […]

Drug Trafficking: Five individuals, including two Algerians, arrested in Eastern Morocco

Five individuals, including two Algerians, were arrested Monday morning in the Moroccan eastern city of Oujda for their alleged involvement in a criminal network of international drug trafficking, National Police (DGSN) said in a statement.   The suspects were arrested in several simultaneous operations carried out in the city of Oujda, and neighboring Ahfir, Aïn […]