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Moroccans received 346,032 schengen visas in 2019

Moroccans were the third nationality in terms of the numbers of Schengen visas in 2019 with 346,032 approved applications. Moroccans came first in Africa and were preceded by Chinese and Russians and followed by Algerians. A spate of anger was expressed by Moroccans in the past few months after Schengen countries made applications more expensive. […]

U.S. miner, backed by Bezos and Gates, secures high-stakes deal for DRC’s largest lithium deposit

In a major development for U.S. mineral strategy in Africa, KoBold Metals, a California-based company backed by billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, has signed a landmark agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to explore and develop the Manono lithium project — one of the world’s richest untapped lithium deposits. The deal, witnessed […]

Chad reaffirms UN primacy in settling Sahara regional conflict

Chadian Foreign Minister Cherif Mahamat Zene reaffirmed Friday from Rabat the position of his country on the primacy of the role of the United Nations in settling the regional conflict over the Moroccan Sahara. The Chadian Foreign Minister said at a press briefing, following talks with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita, that his country called […]