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Morocco, Mauritania mull fiber interconnection

Morocco and Mauritania are in talks to set up an internet cable interconnection building on the inroads of Moov Mauritel, a subsidiary of Morocco’s Maroc Telecom. Moroccan and Mauritanian media said the cable would be laid inland crossing the Sahara territory, offering Mauritania a second alternative besides the “African Coast to Europe (ACE)” cable. The […]

UN: Moroccan diplomat to co-chair Group of Friends on Voluntary National Reviews of SDGs

The President of the UN General Assembly and the President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) appointed Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN Omar Hilale, along with the Ambassador of the Philippines, co-chair of the Group of Friends on the Voluntary National Reviews of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The appointment strengthens Morocco’s […]

ECOWAS Abuja Summit maintains sanctions against Niger

The 64th extraordinary Summit of Heads of States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), held Sunday December 10 in Abuja, Nigeria, maintained sanctions slapped on Niger in the wake of July 26 military coup and demanded the release of detained leader Mohamed Bazoum. Both sides have been embroiled in a tug of […]