President of Spanish Government Pedro Sanchez starts working & friendship visit to Morocco

President of the Spanish government, Pedro Sanchez, arrived in Morocco on Wednesday, as part of a working and friendship visit to the Kingdom. Sanchez is accompanied by Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, during this visit, his first to the North African Kingdom since his government took office in January. The President of […]

Tunisia: Macron Pledges Additional €227 Million Support

France would provide Tunisia with more than €227 million in new financing as the North African nation faces it worst economic crisis since the fall of its longtime strongman Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali. According to Paris, the support, announced during a visit to Tunis by French President Emmanuel Macron, includes €177 million in loans for […]

Nigeria commissions Africa’s largest oil refinery in bid to end fuel imports

Nigeria on Monday (22 May) commissioned the Dangote Refinery billed as Africa’s largest oil refinery, amid hopes of transforming the West African country into a net exporter of petroleum products, though doubts persist that securing crude supplies could delay achieving full production this year. The new refinery, owned by Africa’s riches man Aliko Dangote, was […]