Head of Basque delegation in Laayoune Maria Tato

AfDB allocates €62M for rural electrification in Côte-d’Ivoire

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted a loan of €62.35 million to Côte d’Ivoire, the bank said in a statement. The funds are intended to finance the Project for the Strengthening of Electrical System Works and Access to Electricity (Proser). The AfDB grant will help finance the electrification of 1,388 rural localities in the […]

Sahara: Speaker of Irish Parliament Discuss Last Developments

Speaker of the Irish Parliament Seán Ó Fearghaíl has seized the opportunity of his working visit to Morocco (Jan.7-11) to discuss latest developments of the Sahara issue. Mr. Ó Fearghaíl, who met in Rabat several senior Moroccan officials including Head of Govt Saâd Eddine El Othmani and Speaker of the House of Representatives Habib El […]

Algerian Media Organizations Protest Ban of TSA News Portal

Over 20 Algerian media organizations expressed their rejection of the crackdown of Algerian authorities on free media after critical news portal TSA was shutdown by the state-owned internet operator. The media organizations, including websites and news portals, denounced the stifling of the independent press as a violation of the freedom of speech. They rejected the […]