Saudi Arabia pledges $41 bln investment in Africa over next decade

Saudi Arabia promised $41 billion worth of investments in Sub-Saharan Africa, Saudi finance minister Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan said. The investments include a $1 billion development program for Africa, $5 billion for startups from the Saudi Development Fund over the next decade, and $10 billion in financing from the Saudi Export-Import Bank. Additionally, private sector […]

Mauritanian President supports Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara

Mauritanian President Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz made a volt face by declaring an outright support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara making it clear that Rabat and Nouakchott share borders with no entity in between. “There is no state between us” said the President in an interview with Arai Al Yaoum news portal. The statement […]

Organization of Eastern Caribbean States Supports Morocco’s Stance over Sahara

Prime minister of Saint Lucia, Allen Michael Chastanet, in his quality as president of the secretariat of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), has reiterated support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. Chastanet told the press after a meeting with head of the government Saad Eddine El Othmani in Rabat Saturday that the OECS […]