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Mali announces €2.2 billion to save Africa’s third-longest river

The Malian government has launched a national plan worth approximately €2.2 billion to save Africa’s third-longest river, currently facing threats such as pollution, silting, dredging and other illegal servitude occupations.   The Niger River, also known as Djoliba in the Mandingue language, is a transboundary river in West Africa shared by five other countries, namely […]

Moroccan customs foil cocaine smuggling attempt in southern Morocco

Moroccan customs seized 38kg of cocaine at the Guergarat border post in southern Morocco. The drug was concealed in a vehicle with a foreign plate, customs administration said. In January, a joint operation between the National Security services and Customs at the El Guergarat border post, south of Dakhla, led to the seizure of nearly […]

Sahara: Geneva Meeting Tests Algeria’s Good Faith

A year and a half after taking office, it seems that Mr. Horst Köhler, the personal envoy of the UN Secretary General for the Sahara, has made a diplomatic breakthrough. He has managed to bring the parties to the Sahara conflict to an initial roundtable meeting in Geneva this December 5-6 in a bid to […]