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European Companies Exploit Lax Regulations to Sell Dirty Diesel to African Countries- Public Eye

Swiss NGO, Public Eye, has issued a report denouncing the export of high polluting diesel by several European companies to African countries by taking advantage of weak fuel standards in the continent. The “Dirty Diesel” report notes that the diesel shipped to Africa could never be sold at gas stations in Europe because of high […]

France’s Société Generale to sell its business in Morocco – media reports

France’s Société General plans to sell majority stakes in its Morocco banking activity to Saham, Moroccan media reported. Saham, owned by former industry minister Moulay Hafid Alamy, had reached a deal to buy 57% stake in the French subsidiary bank, Le360 said in an exclusive. The transaction to buy the fourth largest universal bank in […]

Morocco Rejects Istiqlal Party Leader’s Statement on Mauritania as “Dangerous & Irresponsible”

The Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has “vigorously rejected” as “dangerous and irresponsible” the statement made by the Secretary General of the Istiqlal Party on Mauritania’s territorial integrity and renewed full respect for the Mauritanian borders as internationally recognized. The Ministry said in a communiqué released on Monday that it “followed with concern the polemics […]