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Morocco’s farm exports grow 8% in 2020

Morocco’s farm exports rose 8% in 2019-2020 season to 40 billion dirhams ($4 bln) despite a difficult context marked by a severe drought in some key exporting regions and the surge of the COVID-19 outbreak and its disruption of global supply chains, the agriculture ministry said. This performance shows the resilience and competitiveness of Morocco’s […]

Tunisia-Algeria: Tension at Border over New Tax

It seems that the Algerians are not happy at all about the decision made by their neighboring Tunisia to impose a 30 TD tax (about €13) on any Algerian wishing to enter the country with his vehicle. Tension at the border between the two countries is rising and there is no sign it is abating. […]

Sahara: UN Extends MINURSO Mandate by Another Six Months

The United Nations Security Council decided on Wednesday to extend the mandate of the MINURSO until April 30 next year, calling upon all involved parties in the Sahara conflict to engage constructively in resumed talks planned for the end of 2018. The Council adopted resolution 2440 (2018), welcoming the decisions by Morocco, Algeria, Polisario and […]