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African states, other countries renew support for Morocco at UN fourth committee

Many African states reaffirmed their support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara and lauded the development efforts undertaken by Morocco. Morocco’s longstanding allies in the continent including Gabon, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire and the Republic of Guinea underscore that Morocco’s autonomy initiative is a credible and fair solution to the conflict over the Sahara. They stressed […]

Tunisia gets $268.4 million loan from World Bank to finance power connection project

The World Bank Thursday approved a $268.4 million loan to Tunisia earmarked for financing electricity connection with Italy, State-run news agency TAP reports. The electrical interconnection project known as ELMED is set to provide a 230 km-long 600MW connection to Italy’s Sicily. ELMED will produce a quantum leap in the integration of the electricity markets […]

Sahara: UN Security Council extends for another year MINURSO mandate

The UN Security Council decided on Friday to extend the MINURSO mandate for another year, until 31 October 2022, reaffirming the pre-eminence of the Moroccan autonomy initiative for a lasting & peaceful resolution of the Sahara regional conflict. The resolution passed by the Council welcomed once again the “serious and credible” efforts made by Morocco […]