First Independent Mena Newspaper
The Presidents of Burkina Faso, Comoros and Sao Tome and Principe have expressed , at the UN General Assembly, strong support to the process initiated under the exclusive auspice of the United Nations to reach an enduring political solution to the Sahara issue. “Burkina Faso reiterates its support for the ongoing political process, led under […]
Senegalese President Macky Sall has pardoned the former mayor of Dakar, Khalifa Sall, who was jailed in 2018 on corruption charges. The former mayor was arrested in March 2017 on suspicion of embezzling 1.8 billion CFA francs ($3 million) in public funds. Last year, he was sentenced to five years in jail. Khalifa Sall said […]
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres commended Morocco for its steady support for the UN peacekeeping efforts as well as for the reform of the UN. Guterres made the remarks following talks with Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The two officials also discussed the situation […]
The Caribbean is on the footstep of democratic countries in Latin America that have joined the rank of countries supporting Morocco’s legitimate rights to sovereignty over the Sahara. On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, another Caribbean country, Antigua and Barbuda added its voice to many countries in the region that support Morocco’s territorial […]
Talks between Egypt and Ethiopia on sharing the Nile water have hit a dead-end as both parties trade accusations. As Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam, the largest in Africa, nears its completion, Egypt protested that the installation may block its share of Nile water, which secures more than 90% of the water supply in the arid country. […]
The “serious and credible” autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the resolution of the Sahara regional conflict is gaining a growing international acclaim, while the Algeria-backed Polisario separatist group continues to suffer more diplomatic setbacks as separatism is crumbling giving way to global cooperation and regional integration. The secessionists and their Algerian supporters were deeply […]
The UNICEF and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Thursday launched an innovative fund that will open new opportunities for Muslim philanthropy to reach the millions of children currently in need of humanitarian support and help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the UNICEF announced. The Global Muslim Philanthropy Fund for Children (GMPFC) is the first […]
Morocco, a staunch advocate of Africa’s socio-economic development, has called, Wednesday in New York, for the setting up of a fund to support the implementation of sustainable development goals (SDGs) in the continent. The call was launched by Head of the Moroccan government, Saâd Dine El Otmani, at the high-level political forum on sustainable […]
The US oil and gas exploration company, Kosmos Energy has confirmed a large-scale gas find at its Yakaar-2 appraisal well, offshore Senegal. In a statement released this week, Kosmos said the Yakaar-2 appraisal well has encountered approximately 30 meters of net gas pay in a similar high-quality Cenomanian reservoir to the Yakaar-1 exploration well, continuing […]
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday told delegates at the UN general Assembly that West Africa and international powers are failing to tackle the spiraling threat of Islamist militancy in the Sahel region. “Let’s be clear, we are losing ground in the face of violence,” Guterres told a high-level panel on the sidelines […]