Algeria’s news agency admits Morocco controls border crossing with Mauritania

Algeria’s state news agency APS has spent the last few days relaying fake-news claiming fictional Polisario victories and decisive responses to Morocco’s actions to reopening its border crossing with Mauritania. In a story, the APS admitted that now Morocco has built a security wall that extends to the Mauritanian border. Morocco has deployed its army […]

Algeria: Council of Ministers approve shale exploration and exploitation

The nod has been given by Algeria’s Council of Ministers for works in relation with the development and exploitation of unconventional gas to continue.  The North African country once rich oil and natural gas reserves have been declining in recent years. The exploitation of shale gas is expected to complement the drop. Algeria has not […]

EIB releases €100 million in emergency funding to help Morocco combat COVID-19

The European Investment Bank has released a first tranche of €100 million out of a total emergency funding of €200 million destined to support Morocco’s efforts against the COVID-19 virus crisis. This is the first EIB financing in the EU’s Mediterranean neighborhood to help national authorities fight the pandemic, the bank said in a press […]