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Automotive sector tops Morocco’s exports

Morocco’s automotive sector exports doubled from 161 billion dirhams in 2013 to 240 billion dirhams in 2018, thus becoming Morocco’s leading exporting sector ahead of phosphates and agriculture. With more than 65.1 billion dirhams worth of exports, the automotive sector came ahead of phosphates and derivatives (43.4 billion dirhams), textile (38.6 billion dirhams) food industry […]

US grows impatient with Algeria’s position on Sahara Conflict

Massad Boulos, senior adviser to US President Donald Trump on Middle Eastern and African affairs, reportedly urged Algerian authorities to reconsider their stance on the Sahara conflict during a visit to Algiers in July, according to a report by Al Hurra. The US-funded Arabic-language news outlet said Boulos pressed Algeria to either endorse Morocco’s autonomy […]

Côte d’Ivoire fumes as Mali requests extradition of political figures in exchange of arrested soldiers

Côte d’Ivoire authorities have accused their Malian counterparts of hostage-taking after Malian leader colonel Assimi Goita tied the release of Ivorian soldiers to the handover of people who have been on its territory since 2013 and who are wanted in Mali. “No release of Ivorian soldiers without extradition of Malian politicians in return,” Goita said […]