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Mauritania’s bid to become Africa’s energy hub driven by gas discoveries, green hydrogen agenda

Mauritania may be on the verge of a major transformation from its largely agriculture-based economy to become Africa’s major energy hub thanks to gas gushing from the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) development, a massive liquefied natural gas (LNG) field off its Atlantic coast. Mauritania and its south-western neighbor Senegal have recently achieved a historic milestone […]

Morocco earmarks $623 bln in aid to RAM

Morocco’s Royal Air Maroc, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, will receive 6 billion dirhams (623 million dollars) from the government as part of a bailout plan. Speaking to members of the Upper House, Finance Minister Mohamed Benchaaboun said that the aid is part of state assistance to public enterprises in disarray […]

Kazakhstan voices support to Morocco’s territorial integrity, autonomy plan for Sahara

Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Murat Nurtleu, expressed his country’s support for Morocco’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and for the autonomy plan for the Sahara presented in 2007. In a Joint Statement, signed by Nurtleu and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, following talks in Rabat on Friday, Kazakhstan expressed its […]