First Independent Mena Newspaper
Austrian packaging leader Alpla announced on Thursday the acquisition of a majority stake in Atlantic Packaging firm of Moroccan Diana Holding and the setting up of a joint venture “ALPLA Morocco” to meet growing demand. In a press release issued Thursday, Alpla group said the transaction will enable it to enhance its presence in North […]
China is reportedly on track to control the ailing African Tazara railway connecting Tanzania and Zambia, originally funded by Mao Zedong’s government in the 1970s, despite geopolitical needling over control of mineral trade routes. Amid growing geopolitical tensions over the control of trading routes for critical minerals in Africa, China has chosen the China Civil […]
South Africa’s top diplomat has called on Israel to stop “this real crime against humanity” unfolding in Gaza, pointing to “very clear similarities” between Israel’s occupation and the system of apartheid in her country, just as experts highlight the hypocrisy in the largely failed push by the United States to cajole African governments into taking […]
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has called for a united front with African leaders on demands for reparations for transatlantic slavery and colonial-era damages, as they gathered on Tuesday (14 November) in Accra for a four-day conference that aims to explore how to address such historical injustices. Speaking at the opening session hosted by Ghana, its […]
Moroccan utility system construction company ‘Falcon Capital Dakhla’ has signed a partnership deal with French HDF Energy to build a green hydrogen production plant for a total investment of $2 billion in the kingdom coastal region of Dakhla. Dubbed White Dunes, the project seeks to produce some of the most competitive green hydrogen in the […]
King Mohammed VI has reiterated Morocco’s unwavering support for the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, notably the establishment of an independent State with Al Quds-East as its capital. In a message of congratulations to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on his country’s national day, King Mohammed VI also stressed the need for a solution on […]
The recent claim by Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed that his country has a ‘natural right’ to directly access the Red Sea has raised eyebrows across the region and beyond, with experts and observers cautioning that Abiy takes a page from Russia and China in asserting the right to restore historical claim to strategic waters. […]
The UN Security Council extended Wednesday November 15 for a year the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) until Nov. 15, 2024. The extension came under resolution 2709, approved by 14 of the 15 Security Council members bar Russia which abstained. The resolution also decides that the peacekeeping mission, […]
Senegal’s President Macky Sall inaugurated Wednesday November 15 Kedougou airport, in South-East of the country, as part of his economic tour in the build-up to his exit from power. The airport had been rehabilitated and saw the upgrade of the security. Seydou Bâ, CEO of regional airports told media that the airport is now fully […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita expressed Morocco’s condemnation of Israeli actions in the Gaza Strip, the latest of which is the bombing of the headquarters of the Qatari Committee for Gaza Reconstruction, in violation of international law rules and international humanitarian law. “There is, of course, great concern about what is happening, particularly the […]