Abdeljalil Lahjomri receiving Grand Prix de la Francophonie

Tunisia to send 450 peacekeepers to CAR

Tunisian President Kais Saied has greenlighted the deployment of 450 soldiers for United Nations peacekeeping operation in the Central African Republic (CAR) embroiled in several years of political crisis. The contingent will support disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and repatriation operations and contribute to monitoring respect for human rights within the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional […]

Nearly 32,000 Moroccans abroad wait to return home

The number of Moroccan nationals stranded abroad rose to 31,800 people who are still waiting for a governmental decision to be repatriated to the homeland, head of the government Saad Eddine El Othmani said, promising their return without giving a specific date. He spoke vaguely about ministerial departments preparing for their return at a time […]

Gabon, Equatorial Guinea face off in ICJ over small islands

Equatorial Guinea has rejected a claim laid by Gabon at the International court of Justice in The Hague to islands that could have oil and gas resources. The two countries have been at loggerheads over Mbanie, an island of 30 hectares, and two other smaller islands nearby. The dispute is a relic of the French […]