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Morocco: Head of The Government Takes Leadership of His PJD Party

Head of the Government Saad Eddine El Othmani was elected as the new Secretary General of the moderate Islamist party, Justice and Development, which is leading the current governmental coalition. El Othmani won by a tiny margin taking 1006 votes while his rival Driss Azami received 912. The National Council has refused to allow outgoing […]

Senegal: Kosmos Energy confirms large-scale gas find offshore

The US oil and gas exploration company, Kosmos Energy has confirmed a large-scale gas find at its Yakaar-2 appraisal well, offshore Senegal. In a statement released this week, Kosmos said the Yakaar-2 appraisal well has encountered approximately 30 meters of net gas pay in a similar high-quality Cenomanian reservoir to the Yakaar-1 exploration well, continuing […]

Tunisia: EU Expected to Double Monetary Assistance to €300 Million

The European Union is moving to scale up the bloc’s financial assistance to Tunisia, as proposed by its foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini. Mogherini proposed in Brussels on Thursday to double the assistance, currently estimated at €170 million per annum, to enable the North African country to focus on youth employment, social development and assistance […]