Mali, Burkina Faso pledge to jointly wage war on terrorism

Mali and Burkina Faso agreed Wednesday to jointly confront terrorism and strengthen cooperation between the two countries in the areas of security and defense, Burkina Faso leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré told media as he visited his Malian counterpart Assimi Goita. “The most important thing for us in the current situation is the security challenge, so […]

EP’s Draft Resolution Highlights Development Efforts in Sahara

A draft resolution by the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade (INTA), drawn up in the context of the approval of the Morocco-EU farm agreement and the extension of tariff preferences to agricultural and fisheries products originating from the Sahara provinces, underlined the important development efforts being made in the Moroccan southern provinces and the […]

World Bank to resume partnership with Tunisia after two-month hiatus

The World Bank announced Wednesday the resumption of its partnership with Tunisia, two months after suspending cooperation with the North African country following President Kais Saied’s remarks on Sub-Saharan African migrants deemed racist. Tunisia and the Washington-based institution prior March were in talks for a $500 million program encompassing direct support to the hardest-hit families […]