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US-Moroccan close security cooperation, facet of enduring relationship- State Department

The US and Morocco have stepped up their defense cooperation as part of enduring bilateral ties, The US State Department said.   After describing Morocco as “vital” partner on a wide range of regional security issues, with a shared goal of a stable, secure, and prosperous Middle East and North Africa, the State Department said […]

Chad’s ‘nationalization’ of all Exxon-owned assets disputed by UK’s Savannah Energy

Chad has announced the nationalization of assets of a former subsidiary of US oil and gas giant ExxonMobil in Chad, which comes after the company divested from them in December 2022 A decree signed by Chad’s president, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, on Thursday (23 March) declared that all the assets, prospection rights, operating permits and […]

Mauritanian Upper House Rejects Changing Flag, Own Abolition

The Mauritanian Upper House voted against an amendment package providing, inter alia, for changing the flag to include a red strip representing the blood split during resistance against the French colonial authorities. The Upper House members voted 33 against and 22 in favor of the amendment, which also included abolishing the Upper House and changing […]