King Mohammed VI & President of Senegal Macky sall

Chad signs Qatar-mediated peace deal with opposition, main insurgents refused to join

More than 40 rebel and opposition factions signed a deal with Chad’s transitional authorities in Doha on Monday, August 8, agreeing to join broader national peace talks after years of turmoil — though the most powerful insurgent group refused to take part. Under the agreement, Mahamat Idriss Deby’s Transitional Military Council and hundreds of opposition […]

Morocco-Nigeria Gas Pipeline Project: ILF & DORIS picked up for phase II FEED Studies

The International consulting firms ILF and DORIS Engineering have been chosen to conduct phase II of the FEED (Front End Engineering Design) study of the Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline project, a key strategic undertaking for Africa’s energy development and sovereignty. The onshore and offshore gas pipeline will cross the land and waters of 16 countries along […]

Autonomy Plan is ‘most credible and widely-endorsed’ proposal to settle Sahara issue (British Think Tank)

The autonomy plan submitted by Morocco to settle the artificial conflict over its territorial integrity is the “most credible and widely endorsed” proposal for resolving this regional dispute, states the Cambridge Middle East and North Africa Forum (MENAF), a think-tank reporting to the prestigious University of Cambridge. In a report, the think tank recalls the […]