Ukraine seeks an FTA with Morocco

Ukraine plans to start negotiations for free trade agreements with North African countries including Morocco, Ukraine’s deputy minister for economic development Taras Kachka said. The news was relayed by Ukrainian media which reported that visits will take place this month. “We plan to make this official in December through official statements or MoU starting with […]

Morocco: Record-Breaking Ecstasy Pills Seizure in Tangiers-Med Port

Moroccan police have seized on Monday at the Tangiers-Med port 241,319 ecstasy pills, the biggest ever bust of this illicit substance in the North-African country. Manufactured in Europe, the drugs were bound to Morocco. Two involved persons, who were aboard a four-wheel drive car, were arrested, said Moroccan authorities. The haul confiscated is part of […]

Côte d’Ivoire: Appeal Court upholds life imprisonment sentence against Guillaume Soro

The Court of Appeal of Abidjan has confirmed a previous condemnation to life imprisonment ruled in July 2021 against former Prime Minister and Speaker of Parliament Guillaume Soro on charges of plot and attempt to remove the administration of President Alassan Ouattara. The court, however, acquitted two of 11 other defendants and dissolved Générations et […]