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UN Security Council extends MINURSO mandate by one year

As was expected, the UN Security Council extended the UN mission in the Sahara (MINURSO) for another year while lauding Morocco’s autonomy initiative to end the over four-decade dispute. Resolution 2494, adopted by a sweeping majority at the Security Council, Wednesday oct. 30, restored the tradition of extending the MINURSO by one year after an […]

Guinea: Hydropower plant could kill up to 1,500 chimpanzees

Sinohydro, the world’s biggest hydroelectric power plant construction company, and the Organization for the Promotion of the Senegal River (OMVS) have been awarded the construction of a hydropower plant in Koukoutamba, Republic of Guinea. The 294 MW Koukoutamba dam will be built in the middle of a newly declared protected area called the Moyen-Bafing National […]

U.S. supports Moroccan King’s reform agenda

The United States government has reaffirmed its strong commitment to advance the reform agenda spearheaded by King Mohammed VI of Morocco to speed up the progress and socioeconomic development of the North African Kingdom.   The supportive stand was voiced Wednesday by the U.S. State Department on the occasion of the visit of a high-level […]