French President vows to help Morocco at UN, EU

French President Emmanuel Macon said his country will help Morocco in international organizations including the UN and the EU as it seeks to defend its sovereignty over the territory and its autonomy plan as a sole solution to the regional dispute. Macron made the remark in a speech to the French diaspora in Morocco, as […]

Morocco’s competition council approves Akwa’s acquisition of Total Mauritanie

Morocco’s competition council approved the acquisition by Morocco’s Akwa Africa, a subsidiary of Akwa group, of Total Energies fuel distribution subsidiary in Mauritania. The council did not offer details on the transaction but earlier in November, Financial Afrik said it would amount to 185 million dollars. Akwa Africa was established to help the group expand […]

Libya: Release of prisoners, a first step towards national reconciliation

The release of more than 100 prisoners held since the start of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s abortive offensive to seize the capital in 2019, was welcomed locally and by the United Nations.   The prisoners’ release on Wednesday was the result of an initiative of the Zawia City Dialogue Committee under the banner “For the […]