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Morocco Seeks Observer Status at ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly

Morocco looks forward to joining as an observer member the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, a transnational consultative body gathering over 300 deputies from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The move was unveiled Monday in Bangkok by Speaker of the House of Representatives Habib El Malki during his participation at the 40th General Assembly of the […]

IMF approves aid for world’s 28 poorest countries, 22 of which in Africa

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved this week new emergency aid for 28 of the world’s poorest countries, 22 of which being Africa, to help them alleviate their debt and better cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.   This second six-month tranche of debt service relief for 28 member countries under the Catastrophe […]

Shell’s write-down of Namibia’s offshore oil discovery ‘merely speed bump, not road block’

In a blow to Namibia’s efforts to become a crude producer, the British energy giant Shell has announced a $400 million write-down related to an offshore oil discovery in the southern African nation, citing concerns about the project’s commercial viability, There have been several oil explorations by major oil conglomerates in Namibia in recent years, […]