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Mali’s Goïta secures indefinite grip on power with renewable 5-year mandate

Mali’s junta leader General Assimi Goïta has officially secured an indefinite grip on power after signing a law granting himself a renewable five-year presidential mandate without the need for elections. The law, made public Thursday (10 July), follows recommendations from a junta-led national dialogue widely boycotted by political groups. Initially celebrated as a reformist after […]

Germany reiterates support for Autonomy Plan as a “very good basis” for settlement of dispute over Sahara

Germany reiterated, on Thursday, its support for the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan for the Sahara, presented in 2007, as a “serious and credible” effort by the Kingdom and a “very good basis for a solution accepted by the parties.” Head of German diplomacy, Annalena Baerbock, reiterated Germany’s “long-standing support for the UN-led process for a realistic, […]

Morocco re-imposes restrictive measures following surge in COVID-19 cases

The Moroccan government has decided to tighten or re-impose a number of restrictive measures, starting Friday, July 23, following the surge of COVID-19 cases recorded these past days. Under the measures, taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Technical and Scientific Committee in view of the increasing number of contaminations and deaths recorded in […]