Mauritania

U.S takes stock of political situation in Senegal in phone conversation

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has held a phone conversation with Senegal’s leader Macky Sall to discuss the political situation in the West African country after several days of unrest that ensued the condemnation of political figure Ousmane Sonko. The conversation, Senegal’s State-run news agency APS notes, took place Wednesday. Senegal was rocked by […]

China’s slowing economy to weaken Africa’s growth prospects

China’s slowdown that results in shrinking Chinese demand and its shift to green and high-tech sectors are bound to harm Africa’s economic prospects, according to a number of experts who have warned against an excessive dependence of African countries on the world’s second-largest economy. Economic relations between China and Africa expanded rapidly over the past […]

Spain-Morocco Gibraltar undersea tunnel inspires Elon Musk’s Dubai loop

The planned continental tunnel project connecting Spain and Morocco beneath the strait of Gibraltar has inspired American entrepreneur Elon Musk, who aims to develop a similar initiative in the United Arab Emirates called the “Dubai Loop.” According to Spanish media, Musk’s “Dubai Loop” project resembles the tunnel Spain and Morocco plan to build in the […]