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Morocco’s Phosphates Revenues Stood at 42 billion Dirhams in 2016

The consolidated revenues of Morocco’s state-run phosphates company, Office Chérifien de Phosphate (OCP), fell to 42.47 billion dirhams in 2016, compared to 47.73 billion dirhams in 2015. The OCP, the world’s leading phosphates exporter, imputed the drop to the slide in phosphate and fertilizer prices, prompting efforts to increase production and cut costs to counter […]

US-led Coalition Intensifies Airstrikes Against Isis

Warplanes of member countries of the international military coalition led by the United States have stepped up airstrikes and firepower against Islamic State (Isis) positions in the Kurdish Syrian city of Kobani, near the Turkish borders. Embattled Kurdish fighters are trying their best to push back Isis militants who are equipped with modern weaponry and […]

Gambia’s ex-minister convicted for crimes against humanity by Swiss court

Switzerland’s top criminal court on Wednesday (15 May) fund a former Gambian interior minister guilty of crimes against humanity over his role in repression committed by the West African country’s security forces under former dictator Yahya Jammeh. After four months of hearing, the Swiss court in Bellinzona sentenced Ousman Sonko, Gambia’s government minister from 2006 […]