Mauritania is set to launch on Wednesday a new global initiative, the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI,) meant to improve the management of fisheries and preserve fish stocks. The move comes following the warning of economic affairs minister Sid’Ahmed Raïss who said that “overfishing by foreign boats is threatening our way of life.” Highlighting the dangers […]
Morocco’s braces for a surge in the bill of subsidies to keep bread prices stable from 1.3 billion dirhams in a normal year to 3.844 billion dirhams expected this year, Delegate Minister in charge of the budget Fouzi Lekjaa said. Speaking to reporters following the weekly government council, Lekjaa deplored the difficult conditions in the […]
Mali has accused France of violating its airspace and supporting “terrorist groups” by delivering weapons to armed groups, the latest in a barrage of accusations that have strained the relationship between the West African country and the former colonial power. In a recent letter to the UN Security Council’s president, Mali’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Abdoulaye […]
