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Nigeria commissions Africa’s largest oil refinery in bid to end fuel imports

Nigeria on Monday (22 May) commissioned the Dangote Refinery billed as Africa’s largest oil refinery, amid hopes of transforming the West African country into a net exporter of petroleum products, though doubts persist that securing crude supplies could delay achieving full production this year. The new refinery, owned by Africa’s riches man Aliko Dangote, was […]

Women’s empowerment: Morocco cited as an example by US State Department

The US State Department cited Morocco as an example in terms of women’s empowerment through the campaign to support the melkization operation aimed at enabling women inherit Soulaliyate lands, an operation launched as part of the partnership with the Millennium Challenge Corporation. During a virtual event on the development and prosperity of women in the […]

EU Seeks Renewal of Fisheries Agreement with Morocco

The European Commission seems set to renew the fisheries agreement with Morocco, which will expire in July 2018. The Commission has asked the European Council for a mandate to start negotiations with Morocco on the deal, which enabled, since 2013, 120 vessels from 11 EU countries to fish off Moroccan coasts. In 2017, both EU […]