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Moroccan FM exposes to French media Algeria’s double speak on Sahara issue

Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said that Algeria has been blocking progress towards a UN political solution to the Sahara issue while claiming that it was not a party to the confllict. Speaking to French media on the sidelines of the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Bourita recalled that Algeria rejected the round table […]

Oil & gas: South Sudan looking for new investments

South Sudan’s minister of petroleum Awow Daniel Chuang on Thursday said the world’s youngest nation aims to attract international finance to help develop its oil and gas sector during the upcoming third oil and gas conference in Juba. According to Mr. Chuang, the country seeks investments to revive redundant projects in the oil and energy […]

Security Council extends UN mission for the Sahara for one year

The United Nations Security Council decided on Monday to extend the mandate of the UN Mission for the Sahara, MINURSO, for one year, while enshrining, once again, the preeminence of the Moroccan autonomy initiative to settle the regional dispute over the Sahara. The Security Council “decides to extend the mandate of MINURSO until October 31, […]