Spanish FM Arancha Gonzalez

German Chancellor calls for reconsidering restrictive arms exports to Africa

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on her country’s lawmakers to rethink restrictive arms export policies towards Africa, arguing the restrictions are not in Germany’s best interest.   The chancellor, who was addressing the German parliament, the Bundestag, on Wednesday, made the case for more engagement in Africa’s Sahel region, where the threat of destabilization […]

Morocco’s spending on subsidies more than halved in first quarter this year

Spending as part of the compensation fund subsidizing the prices of fuel, wheat, sugar, and butane gas more than halved to 4.5 billion dirhams in the first quarter this year, auguring well for state finances, according to the finance ministry. Subsidies including cash handouts to transport professionals stood at 44 billion dirhams last year due […]

Morocco Seizes 2 Tons of Cannabis

Moroccan Customs agents have seized lately nearly two tons of cannabis in the northern city of Tetouan. The drugs were hidden in a commercial vehicle having a fake number plate. An investigation is underway to bring to justice all those involved in this major smuggling operation. Early January, over 13.7 tons of cannabis were seized […]