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The United States expressed support to Morocco’s decision to reintegrate the African Union (AU) saying this “reintegration will benefit the whole of Africa.” “We welcome Morocco’s request to reintegrate the African Union,” said Assistant Secretary of State, Tony Blinken, who was last week in Morocco, part of a Maghreb tour that also included Tunisia and […]
French utility company, Engie SA, wants to sell its gas exploration units in Algeria as part of a larger plan to offer its assets in Africa and Europe in a bid to reduce its exposure to volatile oil and gas prices, Bloomberg reported. “The company is planning to sell its upstream operations globally including businesses […]
More countries have joined the group of 28 member states of the African union, which addressed last Monday a motion to the AU chair expressing support to Morocco’s return to its African family and demanding the suspension of the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Republic from the pan-African organization. In this vein, Egypt’s Ambassador in Rabat, Ihab Jamaleddine […]
When the first press reports emerged saying Morocco is considering to retake its seat at the African Union after 32 years of absence, most readers and particularly Morocco’s foes thought it was just hot air or a far-fetched story. They forgot that in the world of politics nothing is impossible. They misread the North African […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised its 2016 growth forecast for the Middle East and North Africa on the backdrop of a slight increase in oil prices, but maintained its cautious outlook for Saudi Arabia. The Washington-based Fund said in its July 2016 World Economic Update report that the Middle East, along with Pakistan and […]
The days of the self-proclaimed SADR as a member of the African Union seem to be counted after 28 African countries called for suspending the membership of the Algerian-based republic from all the bodies and activities of the African Union. This came in a motion submitted by the 28 African nations to the President of […]
An Algiers criminal court Monday handed the head of the private KBC TV channel, his production manager and an official of the ministry of culture suspended prison terms in the affair related to the recording of TV programs in alleged outlawed studios. Mehdi Benaïssa, head of critical KBC TV and his production manager, Ryad Hartouf […]
Morocco expressed willingness to return to the African Union and to regain its place within its institutional family if legality is restored and mistakes are corrected. The wish was expressed by King Mohammed VI in a message he sent Sunday to the 27th Summit of the African Union, held in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, confirming […]
Ferhat Mhenni, the leader and founder of the Movement for the Autonomy of Kabylie (MAK), was denied an entry visa on Friday by a Morocco’s consulate in Villemomble in France, Algerian media reported. Mhenni, who holds a passport of a political refugee, was planning to speak at a conference held within the framework of the […]
The fall in oil prices has taken a toll on Algeria’s foreign exchange reserves, which are expected to decline to $116 billion, Algria’s Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal said. At a context of a long-term slump in oil prices, the Algerian government is planning further cuts to curb spending over the next few years after the […]