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Sahara: Polisario, Algeria & South Africa Get Hard Slap at UN

The UN Security Council has dealt a hard blow to the Polisario thugs, the Algerian and South African leaders, with the adoption last Tuesday of resolution 2468 with a large majority. In this resolution, the Council underlined, once again, the importance of respecting fully its commitments in order to maintain the momentum of the political […]

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Morocco helped Sri Lanka avoid further attacks-Indian paper

Morocco has offered key intelligence to help Sri Lanka avert further attacks after offering tip offs that led to identifying the perpetrators of the Sunday Easter Bombing in the Island nation, Indian paper The Economic Times reported. “Morocco, which maintains a substantial information bank on ISIS and its network, provided leads to Sri Lanka in […]

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Morocco, Tunisia two islands in a military ocean

Morocco and Tunisia are two success stories of the Arab Spring. They are two countries struggling to establish democratic rules in a regional environment plagued by the rise of the military as a kingmaker. In Algeria, the army scapegoated an ailing president and is currently trying to refurbish its facade despite mounting popular protests. In […]

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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. […]

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Sahara: EU supports compromise-based political solution

The European Union reiterated on Thursday its support for the United Nations efforts to reach a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution to the Sahara issue, based on compromise . Commenting on Security Council Resolution 2468 on the Sahara adopted on April 30, an EU spokeswoman said “the EU supports the efforts of the […]

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Migrants’ arrivals in Spain drop by 52% in April thanks to Cooperation with Morocco

The number of irregular migrants reaching Spain has dropped by 52% in April, compared with the same month last year, reported Spanish daily newspaper ABC, pointing out that this notable decrease was made possible thanks to cooperation with Morocco and the North African Kingdom’s efforts to foil migration operations and dismantle illegal migration networks. Moroccan-Spanish […]

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Morocco’s BCIJ dismantles terror cell, arrests nine suspects

The Central Bureau for Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) has dismantled this Friday (May 3) a pro-ISIS terror cell of eight people, who were operating in the northern city of Tangier, and later arrested a ninth suspect for his alleged connection with the terror cell. Initial investigations revealed that the cell includes the brother of two ISIS […]

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Sahara: Algeria & Polisario Upset by Latest UN Resolution

As expected, Algeria and the Polisario were displeased with Sahara resolution 2468 adopted last Tuesday by the UN Security Council with a large majority of 13 votes in favor and two abstentions (Russia and South Africa). According to sources close to the UN, the Polisario and its Algerian sponsors were very upset by this resolution, […]

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Renewable energy: Italy, Tunisia revive plans for 600 MW project

Italy and Tunisia are reviving plans for power interconnection between the two countries. The project has been under development by Italian transmission company Terna and Tunisian gas and electricity group STEG since 2003. The project was originally conceived to export power generated in Tunisia to Italy but is now based on an electricity exchange in […]

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World Press Freedom Day, an occasion to shed light on media freedom in Africa

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has joined the continent’s journalists to celebrate World Press Freedom Day, emphasizing the important role of the media in facilitating free and fair electoral processes in Africa and pushing forward democratic processes. The event, hosted this year by Ethiopia, features various activities to mark the day and also assess […]