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Investing in long-term gas projects in Africa as countries wrestle with powering their development with clean energy may not be a very good idea, United States’ special envoy on climate John Kerry has noted, as African countries denounce developed nations’ pledge to curb fossil fuel investment is unfair. “We are not saying no gas,” he […]
Forbidden Stories, in collusion with the Bertha Foundation, a pro-polisario entity, is trying to attack Morocco once again with unfounded and meaningless revelations. The tandem has just published an investigation in what it called spoliation of Soulaliyates’ land in Morocco to the detriment of the interests of vulnerable owners, and claims to have new elements […]
The autonomy plan offered by Morocco under its sovereignty for a lasting and peaceful resolution of the Sahara regional conflict was at the center of a meeting held over the weekend in the French city of Nancy. The event was organized by the Sahrawi Association for Autonomy Project and Sustainable Development. It featured a series […]
Participants in the 38th Toulouse-Saint Louis (Senegal) Air Race, which started Saturday, will make stopovers in the Moroccan Saharan cities of Tarfaya, Dakhla and Laâyoune. Twenty-eight planes with pilots from France, the U.S., Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom, Belgium and Peru are taking part in this year’s rally to end Sept.30. The light airplanes took […]
Morocco has renewed this Monday before the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) its strong and constant support to the political transition process in Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea and Mali. Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the AU and the UNECA, Mohamed Arrouchi, who was speaking at a meeting of the PSC devoted […]
The 15th edition of the International Women’s Film Festival of Salé to take place from September 26 to October 1 will celebrate African cinema through the programming of “a Special Africa”, with Senegal as guest of honor. The choice of Senegal, considered one of the precursors of cinema on the African continent, as guest of […]
UN Chief, Antonio Guterres, Sunday told French media RFI the 46 Ivorian soldiers who have been in custody in Mali since July for allegedly plotting a coup, are not mercenaries as Malian authorities claim. Guterres in an interview with the media also indicated that he will address the issue with Malian authorities on the sidelines […]
Guy Nzouba Ndama, an opposition figure and former Speaker of Gabon’s parliament, has been arrested in capital Libreville with around $2 million (1.19 billion FR CFA) found in his suitcases after he landed at the airport following a short stay in Congo. Ndama, who leads “Les Democrates”, was chosen by his party in July to […]
Senegalese President Macky Sall named Amadou Ba as the country’s new Prime Minister, a position abolished in 2019. A statement on state-run national television RTS said Sall has dissolved the government and appointed Ba as the new Prime Minister. Ba, is a close aide of the President. He has served in multiple positions under Sall […]
M62, an umbrella of civil society organizations in Niger, Sunday demanded the trial of former President Issoufou Mahamadou that they accuse of high treason for a railway contract given to French business tycoon Vincent Bollore, Anadolu news agency reports. “We demand the trial of the former President Issoufou Mahamadou by competent jurisdiction for high treason […]