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Mauritania: World Bank helps ICT development

Mauritania’s efforts in improving its telecommunications connectivity through expansion of fiber-optic broadband networks has received a boost after the board of executive directors of the World Bank approved $30 million in International Development Association credits to support the government’s efforts. The World Bank’s Director for Regional Integration, Colin Bruce, said that they “want to harness […]

Morocco shall not have any economic or commercial transaction excluding its Sahara, the King says

King Mohammed VI has made it clear that Morocco shall not have any economic or commercial transaction in which the Moroccan Sahara is not included with the sides that have ambiguous or ambivalent attitudes on the Kingdom’s territorial integrity.   “I wish to tell those with ambiguous or ambivalent attitudes, that Morocco will not have […]

Algeria runs against global counterterrorism efforts

Algeria, the country from which terrorism sprouted to plague the whole Sahel and beyond, has issued a statement opposing a ministerial meeting in Marrakech of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. The reason was that the closing statement warned of the dangers of the collusion between separatists- which Algeria supports- and terrorist groups. In a […]