Moroccan FM in Bamako for talks with Malian transitional officials

Algeria: Abbas warns Security Council about draft

the three-day visit President Mahmoud Abbas paid to Algeria has ended with both governments issuing statements destined to mobilize international support for Palestine’s statehood and an end to Israeli occupation. Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra hailed the countries that have recognized the Palestinian state and have thus acknowledged the struggle and sacrifice of the Palestinians. […]

Washington urges U.N. Chief to speed up appointment of new Sahara Envoy

U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has called on U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to expedite the appointment of a new U.N. envoy for the Sahara in replacement of Horst Köhler, who stepped down on May 19, 2019 for “health reasons”.   The call was made during the virtual meeting held Monday by the U.S. […]

Algeria Plans to Open Helicopter Manufacturing Plant

Algeria’s Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal announced recently a government plan to establish a helicopter production plant in a joint venture with a foreign partner that he did not name, the Algerian news Agency APS reported. “The National Investment Council (NIC) and the Council of State holdings (CPE) have agreed to create a high-end helicopter manufacturing […]