EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement- Olivér Várhelyi

Chad Reiterates Support for Royal Initiative to Facilitate Sahel Countries’ Access to Atlantic Ocean

Chadian Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah has “reiterated his country’s support for the Royal Initiative to promote access to the Atlantic Ocean for the countries of the Sahel.” In a joint Communiqué issued Wednesday in Dakhla following a meeting with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita, the Chadian official “underlined the interest shown by the two Heads […]

Marsa Maroc to operate western terminal at Nador West Med port

Marsa Maroc, Morocco’s leading port operator, said it will be operating the  western terminal at Nador West Med port for a concession period of 25 years. The terminal will be the second to be operated by Marsa Maroc after the eastern terminal concession it won in June last year. The first phase investment in the […]

DRC gov’t offers $5m bounty to capture rebel leaders as M23 fighters push further inland

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has offered a $5 million reward for the capture of three M23 rebel leaders, just as its fighters keep pushing deeper into the country’s mineral-rich eastern region, eyeing the strategic town of Walikale. The M23 leaders, including Corneille Nangaa, Bertrand Bisimwa and Sultani Makenga, were convicted of treason last […]