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Morocco re-affirms no plans for ties normalization with Israel

Speaker of the Morocco parliament has reiterated the kingdom’s position on Israel, stressing that the Arab country has no plans to thaw ties with the Jewish state amid reports of Tel Aviv’s increasing desire to scale up relations with Rabat. Habib El Malki, speaking to Israeli Maariv paper in Paris on the sidelines of the […]

Côte d’Ivoire: Trial of suspects of 2016 attack starts next week

Eighteen people arrested in connection with the 2016 attack in Grand-Bassam that caused the death of 19 people will stand trial next week on charges of ‘acts of terrorism in association with a collective organization’, reports say. Three young assailants stormed Etoile du Sud hotel in the seaside resort, some 40 kilometers east of Côte […]

Côte d’Ivoire freezes 2023-2024 cocoa exports due to bad weather

The world’s largest producer of cocoa, Côte d’Ivoire, has suspended its 2023-2024 exports citing bad weather that has caused the death of at least 30 people since April 2023. Yves Brahima Koné, head of the country’s cocoa regulator, told media that the freeze will deal a blow to buyers who are big raw materials trading […]