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Russian Foreign Minister Thursday told an international gathering that only a political statement would end the military crisis that has engulfed Libya early this month after eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive to take Tripoli. “We need to put an end to the ongoing internal conflict in Libya,” Sergei Lavrov said in his […]
The Sudanese Transitional Military Council (TMC) Thursday said it will retain “sovereign authority only”, while civilians will hold the post of Prime Minister and all other ministerial portfolios. The announcement was made by TMC’s spokesman Shams El Din Kabbashi as the military council, the uprising leading group, Sudan Professional Association (SPA) and the opposition are […]
The Egmont Institute, an independent Think-thank based in Brussels, has praised Morocco’s counterterrorism policy, saying the North African Kingdom has been successful in preventing terrorist attacks and getting intelligence information, which has been helpful locally and internationally. In its latest report entitled: “Returnees in the Maghreb: Comparing Policies on returning Foreign Fighters in Egypt, Morocco […]
Morocco reiterated, on Wednesday in Addis Ababa, its support for the Libyan people’s aspirations to build a democratic, inclusive, and united State and to preserve their country’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity. The pledge was renewed by Morocco’s representative to the African Union (AU), ambassador Mohammed Arrouchi, in an address at a meeting of the […]
The German carmaker BMW announced Tuesday it will from next year stop sourcing cobalt mineral from DR Congo and will shift to Morocco and Australia where working conditions are acceptable and not linked to child labor. The German company is planning to start producing electrical cars next year. BMW and other world carmakers are under […]
Three military figures in Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC) have resigned following protesters’ calls for their exclusion over their links with deposed leader Omar Bashir. The TMC late Wednesday announced the resignations of Lieutenant-General Omar Zain al-Abideen, Lieutenant-General Jalal al-Deen al-Sheikh and Lieutenant-General Al-Tayeb Babakr Ali Fadeel, according to local media reports. The resignations are […]
Russia supports a quick consensual resolution of the Sahara issue, said on Tuesday Russia’s Deputy Foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov. He made the remarks in Moscow after meeting vice chairman of the Afro-Asian People’s Solidarity Organisation (AAPSO), Talaâ Saoud Atlassi. Mr.Bogdanov, who is also a presidential envoy for the Middle East and Africa, said Moscow and […]
Morocco’s BMCE Bank of Africa launched Tuesday in Shanghai, China, its first branch in the world’s second largest economy as it positions itself as the channel between Chinese investors and Africa. Present in China for over two decades as a representation office, MBCE Bank of Africa’s new branch, is located in the financial district of […]
Kenya authorities plan to invest more in solar energy as results from the Garissa solar power plant in eastern Kenya helps to stabilize electricity prices in the Eastern African nation. According to Simon Gicharu, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the rural electrification and renewable energy company (Rerec), the Kenyan government will not rest […]
Morocco has offered intelligence that helped Sri Lankan authorities identify the suicide bombers and their mentors in the Islamic State, Outlook India said in an exclusive reporting. The information was also shared with India as New Delhi and Morocco have a strong counter-terror cooperation, it said. Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday said […]