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Morocco-Kenya: Laayoune Dakhla regions sign partnership deal with Mandera County, signaling rapprochement between the two countries

Moroccan Saharan regions of Dakhla-Oued Eddahab and Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra signed on Thursday in Laayoune a partnership agreement with Kenya’s Mandera County Government, a move aimed at strengthening South-South cooperation and consolidating further Morocco’s relations with African countries. The agreement was inked by President of Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra Regional Council, Sidi Hamdi Ould Errachid, and […]

Libya’s NOC declares force majeure at Zawiya refinery after it caught fire

Libya’s state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) declared force majeure at its 120,000 b/d Zawiya refinery on Sunday following clashes between armed groups near the facility. NOC said a number of storage tanks were hit, causing fires. These were subsequently brought under control, it added. Zawiya is Libya’s largest operational refinery, with most of its production […]

London Administrative Court rejects petition against Morocco-UK Association Agreement

The administrative court of London rejected, on Monday, the petition of a British NGO (WSC), working on behalf of the “polisario”, which challenged the association agreement between Morocco and Great Britain. With this verdict, the British justice confirms the validity of the partnership agreement between Morocco and the United Kingdom, which fully benefits the populations […]