MAURITANIA: President Opens Fresh Political Consultations, Sets no Timeline for Dialogue

President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani on Thursday chaired a brief meeting at the presidential palace to initiate consultations on a proposed national political dialogue, bringing together representatives of both the ruling majority and the opposition. The closed-door discussions were limited to the Head of State and the designated dialogue coordinator, Moussa Fall, who presented a draft […]

Africa stands to benefit from Morocco’s vaccine manufacturing

Morocco has unveiled a landmark deal to produce Africa’s first Covid-19 vaccines in partnership with China’s Sinopharm and made it clear that the goals are meeting self-sufficiency in key vaccines and exporting to the rest of the continent. The North African country is expected to start production with 5 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine […]

Majority of Colombians oppose establishment of relations with polisario separatist group (Senator)

The majority of the Colombian people is opposed to the decision to establish relations with the polisario, “a separatist group that is not recognized by the UN, nor by any European or Arab country, except for Algeria,” said Colombian Senator German Blanco, who pleaded for the revision of this decision. German Blanco stressed that the […]