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Sahelian-African link between Morocco, Mauritania boosts continental & international trade prospects – Nouakchott Declaration

Connecting Morocco and Mauritania to their Sahelian-African hinterland serves as a strategic lever for both continental and international trade, emphasized participants in the first Mauritania-Morocco Economic Parliamentary Forum held Friday and Saturday in Nouakchott. The Nouakchott Declaration adopted by the two-day forum highlighted that the strategic and structural port and maritime transport infrastructures established by […]

Guineans back a controversial new constitution

Guinea’s electoral body said March 27 that Guinea has voted to back a contested new constitution. Independent National Electoral Commission president, Amadou Salifou Kebe, told reporters that 91.59 percent of ballots were in favor of adopting the new constitution, while 8.41 percent were against. Turnout was 61 percent, he added, saying that these were provisional […]

UN 4th Committee: Several Countries Support Political Solution to Sahara Issue

Representatives of several countries have expressed at the United Nations their full support to the sustained efforts made by the UN for the resolution of the Sahara issue, commending Morocco’s “realistic and credible” plan for the settlement of this regional conflict.   Addressing the UN fourth committee currently convening in NY, the delegate of Qatar […]