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The strategic importance of the fixed link project, through the Strait of Gibraltar, between Morocco and Spain, for both kingdoms and for Europe and Africa was the focus of a conference held this week in Madrid. During this meeting, held at the Casa Árabe, an institution under the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the […]
Moroccan authorities foiled an illegal migration attempt by nearly 150 sub-Saharan migrants in an area near the Spanish-occupied enclave of Ceuta. At least 70 migrants were arrested in the operation which left 14 security forces and 6 migrants injured, the interior ministry said in a statement. The crossing attempt was violent with […]
Egypt’s General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) will launch a digital platform that enables investors to establish their companies online on July 1st, the authority’s Chief Executive Officer announced Thursday. Hossam Heiba made the announcement as he met with Swiss ambassador in Cairo, Vonne Bauman. The Authority is adopting mechanisms for dialogue between […]
Italy will recruit 4,000 Tunisian workers, as the two countries move to spur regular migration. Antonio Tajani, Italy’s top diplomat and his visiting Tunisian counterpart Nabil Ammar who made the announcement Thursday in Rome said that the future recruits will be trained in Tunisia before deployment in the European country, Webdo Tunis reports. The recruitment […]
Ghana has become the first country in the world to approve a highly effective R21/Matrix-M vaccine against malaria, developed at Oxford university in the United Kingdom, though questions remain over funding and also how or when the vaccine would be rolled out. The vaccine, the first to exceed the World Health Organization’s (WTO) target of […]
The European Union has been slammed for its inability to act against Samherji, Iceland’s largest fishing company, following its involvement in one of Africa’s biggest scandals, as it has exposed the hollowness of its self-declared fight against corruption. The financial scandal — named after a 2019 Wikileaks release called the “Fishrot Files” — stretches from […]
Tunisia’s Foreign minister Nabil Ammar is currently on a working visit to Italy, as Rome presses Tunis to curb waves of illegal migrants batting its coasts. Ammar is expected to meet with Antonio Tajani, his Italian counterpart. The two sides are to discuss global economic interests of both countries, clamping down on illegal migration, increasing […]
Germany’s Defense Minister, Boris Pistorius, Wednesday said the European country will use Niger as base as it remains committed to the Sahel region flagged by ramp insecurity. “Our future military engagement in the Sahel will focus on Niger,” he said as he embarked on a visit to the African country. “Security in the Sahel region […]
The UN Refugee Agency has called on Tunisia to respect the rights of sub-Saharan migrants, refugees and asylum seekers who are suffering ill-treatment, harassment, and oppression from the security forces of Kais Saied’s regime. In a press release issued Tuesday, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees voiced deep concern over the latest violent incidents that […]
Chairperson of UK-Morocco Parliamentary Friendship Group Heather Wheeler has commended King Mohammed VI’s vision for strengthening stability, democracy and building a strong inclusive economy. This Royal vision will make Morocco UK’s “strategic partner in Africa,” said on Tuesday in Rabat the Conservative MP following her meeting with Moroccan Foreign minister Nasser Bourita. She also praised […]