The EBRD’s 2011 Annual Meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, 20-21 May 2011

EU increases aid to Morocco for struggle against illegal immigration by 50%

The European Union has decided to increase its aid to Morocco for struggle against illegal immigration by 50%, granting the North African Kingdom €500 million, according to Spanish daily El País. This aid, covering the period up to 2027, is double that of the previous period that amounted to €343 million. According to a EU […]

Militants Call for International Investigation on Human Rights Violations in Tindouf

Several civil society representatives called, on Monday in Rabat, for the opening of an immediate international investigation on the human rights violations committed by the Polisario in Tindouf camps, southern Algeria. In the final statement issued after their meeting organized by “SOS Tindouf camps” NGO, participants urged regional and international human rights advocates to condemn […]

Egypt, Turkey keen to boost trade to $15 billion over next five years

Egypt’s Minister of Trade and Industry Ahmed Samir, Tuesday August 1, as he began a trip to Turkey announced that the North African country plans to increase the volume of bilateral trade with Turkey. From $10 billion to $15 billion over the next five years. Samir’s visit (August 1-3) is the first for an Egyptian […]