Post-Cotonou: EU green-lights new treaty with African, Caribbean and Pacific states

After more than a two-year delay, the EU Council finally ratified (20 July) a new treaty with African, Caribbean and Pacific countries that covers a wide range of areas, from sustainable development and growth, to human rights and peace and security. Recognized as one of the EU’s oldest and broadest cooperations with other countries, the […]

Egypt to Commemorate Coup d’état against Morsi with a Public Holiday

Three years after the ousting of President Mohammed Morsi at the end of one year in office in July 2013; the Sisi administration has announced that June 30 will be a public holiday for the public sector and government employees. The decision made by Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said it will be a paid day […]

Morocco’s ONEE, Sound Energy discussing gas sales agreement

Morocco’s Office National de L’Electricité et de L’Eau Potable (ONEE) and British upstream gas company Sound Energy PLC are conducting negotiations to conclude a binding agreement on the purchase of Tendrara’s gas. The announcement was made by Sound Energy which said that it received an offer from the Moroccan government to purchase its Tendrara’s gas. […]