US Africa Command

Hydrocarbon: ExxoMobil’s ESSO gets two offshore reconnaissance contracts in Morocco

Esso Exploration International Ltd., a subsidiary of U.S. ExxonMobil Corp., signed on Tuesday in Rabat two reconnaissance contracts with Morocco’s National Office of Hydrocarbons (ONHYM). These reconnaissance contracts cover the areas of Safi-Essaouira Offshore and Agadir-Ifni Offshore. The areas are located offshore the cities of Safi, Essaouira, Agadir and Sidi Ifni. The signing of these […]

HRC: Human rights activists expose appalling living conditions, slavery in Tindouf camps

Human rights advocates have presented several testimonies at the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, exposing the dire conditions of Sahrawis in the Tindouf refugee camps in Algerian soil and the persistence of slavery practices in these camps. The speakers also pointed to the denial of development rights, drawing a […]

South Korea Stampede: No Moroccan among victims

The Moroccan Embassy in South Korea said on Sunday that no Moroccan national was among the victims of the deadly stampede that took place Saturday evening in Seoul. In the aftermath of the tragic stampede during Halloween celebrations in Seoul’s Itaewon district on Saturday night, which left more than 150 dead and dozens injured, the […]