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Sahara: UN Extends MINURSO Mandate by Another Six Months

The United Nations Security Council decided on Wednesday to extend the mandate of the MINURSO until April 30 next year, calling upon all involved parties in the Sahara conflict to engage constructively in resumed talks planned for the end of 2018. The Council adopted resolution 2440 (2018), welcoming the decisions by Morocco, Algeria, Polisario and […]

Burkina Faso: Military announce the removal of President Kaboré

Uniformed soldiers under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba announced Monday on Burkinabe television that they had overthrown President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, who took office in 2015 and was sucked into the Sahel turmoil. They announced the end of President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré’s powers, the suspension of the National Assembly and the […]

Morocco wins presidency of the UN Economic Commission for Africa

Morocco won the presidency of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in an event that highlights the Kingdom’s clout and leadership within the continent. The one-year-term presidency will feature the chairmanship by Morocco’s industrial minister Ryad Mezzour of the Confederation of African Ministers for Finance, Planning, and Economic Development. Algeria, as was expected, attempted […]