Mauritania quits stalled gas pipeline project with Algeria

Mauritania has announced its withdrawal from the gas pipeline project with Algeria after almost two years and a half of inaction of Algerian authorities to implement this project, according to press reports. Since the visit paid by Algerian energy minister Mohamed Arkab to Mauritania in June 2022, nothing moved forward. The minister had presented a […]

Türkiye extends missions of its troops in Mali, CAR for one additional year

The Turkish parliament Wednesday renewed for another year the mandate of Turkish troops operating for peace keeping in Mali and Central African Republic (CAR) under the UN umbrella, Anadolu news agency reports. The Turkish presidency had submitted the extension decision in a motion in the legislature. In September 2014, a 12,000-troop strong U.N. peacekeeping force […]

Tunisia: Parliament holds inaugural session, political tussles begin

Ahead of the Presidential elections later on this month, attention in Tunisia has shifted to the parliament’s first session. The newly elected 217 members of the parliament were present to honor the inaugural session which was also marked by a speech by the president of the outgoing interim assembly, Mustapha Ben Jaffar. The parliamentary elections […]