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Morocco’s top port operator expands to East Africa

Morocco’s leading port operator, Marsa Maroc, plans to invest in the capital of Djibouti’s Damerjog Oil FZE, which is funding an east African oil and gas terminal and pipelines. Marsa Maroc has created a subsidiary dubbed Marsa Maroc International Logistics to oversee its African expansion. The new company will run the Djibouti investment through its […]

Sudan: Military, opposition (finally) agree to three-year transition

In Sudan, military leaders have announced an agreement with the opposition alliance for a three-year transition period to a civilian administration. The military junta that deposed Omar al-Bashir said the alliance would have two thirds of the seats on a legislative council. The move follows weeks of back and forth over post-Bashir Sudan. At a […]

Chad: Rebel coalition UFDD begins laying down arms in line with Qatar-brokered peace accord

At least 900 Chadian fighters of the rebel coalition known as Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD) have returned home from Libya as part of 2022 Doha Peace Accord signed with the regime of the transitional leader Mahamat Idriss Déby. General Mahamat Nouri Allatchi, founder of the coalition, welcomed Tuesday January 2 the […]