Staffan de Mistura

Nuclear Energy: Morocco Elected as AFCONE Commissioner in Addis Ababa

Morocco was elected this Friday, unanimously, as Commissioner of the African Commission on Nuclear Energy (AFCONE), for a three-year term. This election took place as part of the 7th Conference of States Parties (CSP) to the African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty, held at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa. Morocco’s new election to […]

Morocco Places Orders for French Weapons worth €400 mln

Morocco sealed contracts worth €400 million with different French arms manufacturers, said French media adding that the deals will be announced during an expected visit of President Emmanuel Macron to Morocco next February. The deals include a contract worth €200 million signed with Nexter to acquire Caesar self-propelled howitzer and related ammunition, latribune.fr said. The […]

At UN, Kabylia’s MAK demands end to Algerian occupation

Head of Kabylia’s independence movement MAK, Ferhat Mhenni, urged the UN to help the Kabylie people gain its right to self-determination to free itself from the yoke of Algerian occupation. Speaking to participants to the 23rd session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Mhenni urged the inclusion of Kabylia into the UN decolonization […]