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Sudan Thursday said it summoned Egypt’s ambassador to protest concessions tenders issued by Egypt in the disputed Halayeb triangle. “The foreign ministry summoned the Egyptian ambassador Hossam Eissa on Thursday to protest against the tenders issued by the Egyptian oil ministry for areas under the sovereignty of Sudan,” Sudan’s foreign ministry said in a statement. […]
Morocco-India Joint Committee has convened its 6th meeting in New Delhi to look into ways of boosting cooperation between the two countries in industry, agriculture, tourism, fisheries, railways, rural development, health, the pharmaceutical industry, telemedicine, energy, mining, sustainable development, higher education and scientific research. The meeting was chaired by minister of Industry, Investment, Trade and […]
Mauritania has banned at least 12,000 Senegalese fishermen from fishing in its waters despite the agreement signed with its neighbor last December. “They want zero foreigners in the boats,” Cheikh Sidath Ndiaye, member of the National Council of Social Dialogue said early this week in reference to Mauritanian authorities. The decision bars at least 12,000 […]
Equatorial Guinea’s Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons Gran Canaria on Thursday emphasized his country’s commitment to using its energy resources to diversify the economy. Equatorial Guinea is among the largest oil producers in Africa, with an output of 280,000 bopd. Speaking at the III Oil & Gas Meeting Day, Mr. Canaria gave details on multiple […]
The UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara, Horst Köhler, expressed hope that the second roundtable discussions, that started this Thursday afternoon, would “reinforce the positive momentum” achieved at the previous meeting, held last December in Geneva, said the Geneva UN Office in a press release made public Thursday afternoon. The second roundtable meeting on […]
The limbo in Algerian politics is throwing its weight on the oil and gas industry in the country, which represents 95% of the North African country’s revenues. After reports of strikes in some oil and gas field, ExxonMobile halted talks with Algeria’s hydrocarbon giant Sonatrach as protests continue to simmer across the country, Reuters reported. […]
Morocco has joined the newly set up Arab group for cooperation in space and satellite technology and industry. The group also includes the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Algeria, Oman and Sudan. The announcement of the birth of the new Arab body was made this week in Abu Dhabi at […]
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI received a phone call from Saudi King Salman during which the brotherly ties between the two countries were highlighted, the Saudi news Agency SPA said. The conversation touched on the “excellent” relations between Morocco and Saudi Arabia and the “brotherly ties” between their peoples. The Saudi news agency said that the […]
The 52nd session of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is convening in Marrakech from March 20 to 26 under the theme: “fiscal policy, trade and the private sector in the digital era: a strategy for Africa”. The event is an opportunity for African ministers to discuss the fiscal policies necessary for the implementation […]
Italian security authorities have expelled a Moroccan cleric officiating in the EU country over radical interpretation of the Quran and aggressive behavior. Houssam Din Rouzak was flown out of Milan to Casablanca on Monday, Corriere Torino, reported Wednesday. The Italian interior ministry reportedly told Corriere Torino that Rouzak has been deported on security grounds. The […]