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Guinea’s regime tightens grip, suspends main opposition parties ahead of referendum

With just weeks to go before a highly contentious constitutional referendum, Guinea’s ruling military regime has suspended the country’s three largest opposition parties for 90 days, effectively silencing dissent ahead of a pivotal vote on 21 September. The suspended parties include the Rally of the Guinean People (RPG) of ousted president Alpha Condé, the Union […]

Australian mining company accepts to pay Mali $160mln in tax dispute

Australian mining company, Resolute Mining, said it has accepted to pay $160 million to settle a tax dispute with the Mali government, after authorities detained its British CEO. The company agreed to an immediate settlement of $80mln from available funds, with the rest to be paid later, the media reported. The CEO was detained along […]

Spain’s relations with Morocco are strategic, Pedro Sanchez says

The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchez, has stressed the importance of his country’s relationship with Morocco as “strategic”, saying that bilateral cooperation encompasses a broad scope of areas. “Our relationship with Morocco is strategic in every sense of the word,” stressed Sanchez, who was a guest on Spanish television’s “La Sexta” program on […]