The European Union’s migration deals with Tunisia and Mauritania have proved to be controversial, with the former strongly criticized for fundamental rights violations of migrants stranded in the north African country, while the latter has not discouraged thousands of Africans from increasingly going through Mauritania to reach European shores. In July 2023, the EU signed […]
Morocco reached an agreement with the UN to allow 25 civilian members of the MINURSO to resume their mission in the Sahara, the UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. Five MINURSO civilian members have already arrived in Laayoune to continue their mission, after they were expelled last March. Morocco took the decision to cut the MINURSO […]
Nigeria’s oil regulator (NUPRC) reached a deal with producers to ensure steady supply of crude to local oil refineries, a move that would help the country cut dependence on imported fuel. Africa’s richest oil country imports most of its refined oil needs partly due to oil majors demanding excessive premiums or saying they had no […]
