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Moroccan port operator Marsa Maroc has signed a deal to start operating Benin’s Cotonou port terminals next month, a statement said. Marsa Maroc will operate terminal 1 and 5 in Cotonou’s port after winning an international tender issued by the company in charge of cargo handling, Société Béninoise des Manutentions Portuaires (SOBEMAP). Casablanca-listed Marsa Maroc […]
Few days ahead of Tunisian one-man show presidential election, candidate Ayachi Zammel received a 6-month prison sentence as Tunisia’s strongman and incumbent president Kais Saied continues to use the judiciary against political opponents. This is the second sentence against Zammel, who was handed a 20-month jail term for falsifying popular endorsement, in a verdict described […]
Morocco has agreed with Mano River Union to foster cooperation ties in security, economy, investment, finance, education, technical assistance, and vocational training. The Mano River Union, which was established in 1973, includes Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire. The four African countries and Morocco share the same views and goals to spur regional growth […]
The Commonwealth of Dominica and the Republic of Sudan have expressed at the United Nations steadfast support for Morocco’s full sovereignty over its entire Saharan territory, dealing a hard blow to the enemies of Morocco’s territorial integrity. The supportive stands were voiced during separate meetings held Tuesday in New York by Moroccan foreign Nasser Bourita […]
A high-level event, sponsored by Save the Children NGO, in collaboration with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), was held in New York this week on the sidelines of the ongoing UN General Assembly to address the systematic killing of Palestinian children and the destruction of educational infrastructure, which severely […]
Italian oil company Eni announced on September 24 that it will begin onshore exploratory drilling in Libya’s Ghadames Basin next month, with plans to launch an offshore drilling campaign in the Sirte Basin by the end of 2025. Speaking at the Libyan-Italian roundtable in Rome, Martina Obizzi, President of the North Africa and Levant region […]
Burkina Faso’s government just dropped a bombshell, claiming they have foiled a massive plot to destabilize the country. It’s like something out of a spy thriller, complete with foreign conspirators, elaborate plans, and a dash of international intrigue. Security Minister Mahamadou Sana took to the airwaves to spill the beans. The cast of villains? A […]
Morocco has reiterated at the United Nations its firm attachment to a lasting political solution based exclusively on the autonomy plan offered by the Kingdom to the Sahara under its sovereignty. The crystal-clear and unwavering position comes in Morocco’s address made by Head of Govt. Aziz Akhannouch at UN General Assembly convening in New York. […]
Half of the ten least performing currencies in the World are African, said a Bloomberg report, highlighting the risk facing some of the continent’s devalued currencies due to lack of dollar liquidity. Zambian kwacha, the Angolan kwanza, and the Nigerian naira are in the top 3 most fragile African currencies, according to the report. Zambia’s […]
The military ruled states in the Sahel, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali are seeking to acquire telecoms technology and remote-sensing satellites from Russia as they seek to counter the surge of terrorist activity. Ministers from the three countries met officials from Russia’s aerospace agency Roscosmos in Mali’s capital, Bamako, on Monday, to discuss implementation plans, […]