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Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline wins ECOWAS support

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has endorsed the Moroccan-Nigerian off-shore on-shore gas pipeline that will benefit 13 African countries instead of the Algerian ink on paper proposal of a tans-Saharan pipeline. A meeting was held in Burkina Faso on December 9-10 in the capital Ouagadougou by the ECOWAS’ energy ministers in a […]

Port operator Marsa Maroc expands to Africa

Morocco’s top port operator, Marsa Maroc, said it will operate terminal 1 and 5 in Cotonou’s port after winning an international tender issued by the company in charge of cargo handling, Société Béninoise des Manutentions Portuaires (SOBEMAP). Marsa Maroc saw its shares in the Casablanca stock exchange surge following the announcement which marks the first […]

Sudan disbands ex-ruling party

Sudan’s transitional authorities on Thursday approved a law to “dismantle” the regime of former President Omar al-Bashir, including the dissolution of his political party and confiscation of all its properties. Bashir and his Islamist National Congress Party (NCP) had ruled Sudan since 1989 before a nationwide protest movement resulted in him being deposed earlier this […]