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US military command for Africa, AFRICOM, have temporally withdrawn US troops out of Libya amid deadly armed confrontation between militia forces aligned with UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) and the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA) of east-based warlord Khalifa Haftar. The Libyan capital Tripoli has become since late last week the target of Haftar’s […]
In Nigeria, a $10 million line of credit from Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP) and Electrification Financing Initiative (ElectriFI) will help to boost the distribution of home solar kits. The credit line was secure by PAS Solar Limited, a British company operating in Africa’s most populous nation. With exclusive funding from the United Kingdom’s International […]
As the Rwandan government on Sunday raised the curtain of a three-month remembrance period, marking the 25th anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi, King Mohammed VI addressed a written message to President Paul Kagame. The royal message expresses Morocco’s solidarity with the Rwandan people and renews its strong resolve to bolster bilateral […]
A Polisario official defected to Morocco surrendering his arm on the defense wall near Smara, Le 360.ma reported few days after a similar defection by a senior separatist leader. The increase in defections is reflective of a weakening of the corruption and inhumane living conditions. The unrest in Algiers and the indifference to the separatist […]
The Sahara issue will be at the center of talks US Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale is paying to Rabat April 10 – 11. The Under-Secretary of State will address the Sahara issue with senior Moroccan officials, including Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. David Hale’s trip to Morocco coincides with the ongoing debates […]
Long ruling Bouteflika has stepped down after popular protests leaving behind him an embattled economy vulnerable to international oil prices. After years of unsustainable spending, Algeria’s foreign exchange reserve shrunk to cover only four years of imports making it difficult to sustain a generous subsidy system that has bought peace at the expense of financial […]
The appeals court in Casablanca upheld the prison terms handed to dozen Rif protest leaders after a first instance verdict gave sentences from one year suspended to twenty years in jail. The Protests, which rocked Al Hoceima in 2016 and 2017, were sparked after a fishmonger was crashed in a garbage truck while trying to […]
King Mohammed VI has urged the Islamic Development Bank to help its member countries to diversify their economies and stimulate the private sector, a growth engine and a source for the creation of wealth. In a message to the 44th annual meeting of IDB Group, convening in Marrakech (April 5-6), the Moroccan Sovereign said most […]
The governments of France, Italy, the United States, the United Kingdom as well as the United Arab Emirates have expressed deep concern over fighting in Libya and urged all parties to immediately de-escalate tensions, which are hindering prospects for UN political mediation. In a joint statement issued Thursday, the five countries said at this sensitive […]
Algerian security authorities have put under house arrest the two brothers of ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika as part of a clean-up of the regime that ruled the country for two decades, El Watan reports. Saïd Bouteflika and Abderrahim aka Nacer have seen their actions and movements restricted, according to the local media. The reports came following […]