book on Sahara author Hubert-Seillan

Algeria: ‘Elections are Useless,’ Opposition Coalition

A coalition of opposition parties Monday judged the future legislative elections in Algeria “useless” as they cannot change the dire conditions and the acute economic and social crisis gripping the country. United under the Forum for Consultation and Monitoring of the Opposition (ICSO), leaders of several political and opposition groups argued that given the current […]

Sahara: UAE Planning Major Investment in Renewable Energies

After the United States and France, it’s the turn of the United Arab Emirates to Invest massively in the Moroccan Saharan city of Dakhla, particularly in renewable energies. Dahamco, a joint Moroccan-Emirati venture, has unveiled lately a $25 billion green ammonia project at the Port of Dakhla to produce multi-million tons of ammonia annually. According […]

India lifts ban on rice export to seven countries including Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Guinea, Seychelles

India has validated exports of rice to seven countries including Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Guinea and Seychelles several months after banning the export of the crop in view of meeting the needs of the domestic market and reducing increasing prices. Per the decision to lift the ban, ‘Sika Finance’ reports, India will send 1.34 million tons […]