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Sahara: US Renews Support for Autonomy under Morocco’s Sovereignty

Morocco’s foreign ministry voiced satisfaction with the support expressed by the US for a political solution to the Sahara issue based on the autonomy proposal under the Kingdom’s sovereignty. In a statement issued Friday following the adoption by the Congress of the US 2017 appropriation bill, the foreign ministry “welcomed the provisions relating to the […]

France orders seizure of Nigerian presidential jets over dispute with Chinese company

A French court ordered the seizure of three Nigerian presidential jets in an arbitration case filed by a Chinese company alleging a breach of contract by the West African country, the Financial Times said. The Chinese company, Zhongshan, initiated arbitration proceedings against Nigeria in 2018 accusing the government of failing to uphold its commercial commitments. […]

Algeria: Algiers to scale up renewable energy projects

Oxford Business Group (OBG) pointed out that the Algerian government is to raise its renewable energy targets in a bid to reduce its dependence on gas-generated energy and make savings in its energy investments. Algeria, which is challenged by the continuing oil price collapse combined with an increase in energy investments due to growing domestic […]