The United Nations Security Council extended the mandate of the UN mission in the Sahara, MINURSO, for one year, while enshrining, once again, the preeminence of the Moroccan autonomy initiative to resolve the regional dispute. The renewal of the MINURSO mandate came in Resolution 2654, adopted Thursday by the UN Security Council. The Security Council […]
France reiterated that the “present and future of the Sahara lie within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty” and outlined the precise measures to apply this decision. This position was expressed on Wedneday in Rabat by French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot in a joint press briefing following his talks with his Moroccan peer Nasser […]
East African trade is threading in the wrong direction as member states of the East African Community (EAC) are trading more with countries outside the bloc rather than with each another, owing to pesky trade barriers. While trading less within the EAC, members of the regional bloc are trading more with other African countries, particularly […]
