Mauritania Gas Discovery Offshore

Chad wants to stop gold smuggling to Libya estimated at $91m every week

Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Déby has vowed to curtail the gold smuggling business depriving his country weekly of around $91 million in the advantage of Libya. The head of the Chadian Transitional Military Council who took over from his father General Idriss Deby killed in April last year, told State radio that the shady business […]

Morocco takes over presidency of UfM Parliamentary Assembly

Morocco has officially taken, Wednesday in Strasbourg, the presidency of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM). The handover of the presidency of this body to the speaker of the Moroccan House of Representatives, Rachid Talbi El Alami, took place during the meeting of the Mediterranean delegation chaired by European Parliament President, […]

Mauritania sets MINUSMA participation

Mauritania has set it conditions and role in UN’s Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz told a gathering in his “meet the public” tour that “we have set our conditions” and our participation will depend on their acceptance. Mauritania wants to limit its activities along its border with Mali. […]