EBRD president Odile Renaud-Basso

Kazakhstan voices support to Morocco’s territorial integrity, autonomy plan for Sahara

Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Murat Nurtleu, expressed his country’s support for Morocco’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and for the autonomy plan for the Sahara presented in 2007. In a Joint Statement, signed by Nurtleu and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, following talks in Rabat on Friday, Kazakhstan expressed its […]

Washington supports investment in Moroccan Sahara with $5 Bln funding

The United States, which recognizes Morocco’s full sovereignty over its entire Saharan territory, is expected to release $5 billion funding for the development of the Moroccan Sahara, set to become a major regional economic hub, says Africa Intelligence news website. After years of being frozen under Joe Biden’s Democratic administration, the Trump administration will release […]

Tunisia: Parliament revives death penalty to fight terrorism

The Tunisian House of People’s Representatives adopted at a plenary session articles 16 to 34 of the 139-article anti-terrorism and money laundering law. Among the articles approved is the imposition of the dead penalty for “terrorist” crimes but critics say that the law vaguely defines terrorism and could serve as a tool to suppress the activities of […]