south African parliament speaker Thandi Modise

Egypt to Build Russian Nuclear Power Plant

Egyptian authorities are negotiating with Russian Company Rosatom for the construction of a nuclear power plant to enable the most populous country in the Arab world meet its growing energy demands. Talks are believed to be at their final stages and a deal is expected to be sealed by the end of 2015, according to […]

King Mohammed VI Draws up Diagnosis of Obstacles to Morocco’s Social Development

In a frank tone, King Mohammed VI delivered a speech on the occasion of the eighteenth anniversary of Throne Day drawing up the main obstacles to Morocco’s human and social development model and the factors hindering the full achievement of social justice and the rule of law in the country.     Underperforming civil service […]

French FM reiterates support for Morocco’s sovereignty over Sahara before visit to Algiers

French foreign minister Jean Noël Barrot reaffirmed his country’s position in support of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory, a few days before he heads to Algiers, in a visit announced in a joint French-Algerian statement signaling the end of a row over the fate of the former Spanish colony. “Just a few months ago, […]