The military who seized power on August 18 in Mali before embarking on a transition supposed to bring civilians back to power announced Wednesday the release of the twelve civilian and military personalities arrested in their coup d’état. The first to return home was Boubou Cissé, the former Prime Minister of Mali. He was […]
Month: October 2020
UN Lauds Morocco’s initiatives to host Libyan dialogue, welcomes understandings reached at Bouznika
The United Nations on Wednesday expressed “appreciation” for Morocco’s efforts to bring Libyans around the negotiating table for a political solution to the crisis in Libya, and welcomed the understandings reached by the 2nd round of the inter-Libyan dialogue in Bouznika. Delegations from the Libyan High Council of State and the House of Representatives […]
Morocco & Italy discuss cooperation, Libyan conflict, migration & counterterrorism
The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs who paid a short working visit to Italy Wednesday held talks with his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio, and the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Roberto Fico. Bilateral cooperation on issues of common interest such as migration, the stabilization process in Libya and the fight against terrorism […]
Morocco fails again to leave the EU’s tax haven grey list
Morocco has failed once again to get out of the EU’s tax haven grey list, although it took a number of measures and enacted new laws, the most recent of which is the reform of the tax system of the Casablanca Finance city. According to the EU’s updated list released Tuesday October 6, Morocco […]
Algeria infringes Mali’s northern borders
Malian political parties and media spoke out about the violation of their borders by the Algerian army, which is said to have made an incursion of hundreds of kilometers in the north of the country. Mali, which is in the midst of a transition process, has been plagued by the proliferation of terrorist groups mostly […]
Libyan delegates agree to keep up Bouznika dialogue momentum
Libyan delegates agreed to keep up the positive dialogue momentum ushered by Bouznika talks in Morocco over criteria governing leadership in key governmental institutions. This second round of Bouznika talks will be followed by other rounds, according to the Libyan delegates. In a final declaration issued at the end of the second round […]
IMF approves aid for world’s 28 poorest countries, 22 of which in Africa
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved this week new emergency aid for 28 of the world’s poorest countries, 22 of which being Africa, to help them alleviate their debt and better cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. This second six-month tranche of debt service relief for 28 member countries under the Catastrophe […]
Tunisia: Minister of Culture dismissed for flouting Covid-19 rules
Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi dismissed the country’s Minister of Culture for disregarding recommended measures to confront covid-19 pandemic and tasked Tourism Minister Habib Ammar with serving as acting Culture Minister. This decision was announced in a press release issued late on Monday night on the Prime Ministry’s Facebook page. Walid Zidi, the […]
ECOWAS lifts post-coup sanctions on Mali
The community of West African states announced Tuesday the lifting of sanctions on Mali, putting an end to the embargo that had been weighing on the country since the August 18 coup d’état against President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. The declaration of the Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States […]
Libya: UN fact-finding mission pledges “Zero Impunity” for perpetrators of violations
The Independent Fact-Finding Mission to Libya (FFML) will hold all those who committed crimes and human rights violations in Libya accountable, said chair of the UN mission Mohamed Aujjar. Addressing the Human Rights Council convening in Geneva, the FFML chief said that by setting up this mission, the HRC has sent an important signal […]