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The European Union Border Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM) has appointed Czech diplomat Jan Vycital as the new head of the mission. The Political and Security Committee of the EU Council decided to appoint Vycital in replacement of Natalina Cea, reports say. The Czech diplomat will assume office on January 1, 2024 and run the […]
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 […]
The African Union’s quest to assert itself in global arenas as a partner to regional institutions and global powers is undermined by the presence of a separatist proxy that lacks all the attributes of a sovereign state. In less than a week, two major partnership events were put off sine die to avoid the probability […]
The European Union, EU, is poised to renew its current fisheries agreement with Mauritania coming to an end next year, Spain’s Minister of Fisheries Isabel Artem reportedly indicated Wednesday November 8. Both sides inked in November 2021 the agreement that allows the European fleet to access Mauritanian waters for the fishing of approximately 290,000 tons […]
Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leila Benali, called Friday in Brussels for “full optimization” of the Green Partnership between Morocco and the European Union, signed in October 2022, which constitutes an “innovative, promising, and dynamic cooperation framework”. This partnership, as an instrument for enhanced dialogue and cooperation, reflects a “strong convergence for sustainable, […]
The European Union has provided Mauritania with a €10.5 million grant as the European bloc expressed keenness to support the North African country in many areas including the fight against illegal migration. Mauritanian Justice Minister Mohamed Mahmoud Ben Abdoullah Ben Baya who also doubles as the country’s interim Foreign Minister signed the deal with Vice-President […]
Head of Moroccan government Aziz Akhannouch met on Tuesday in Brussels European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen in presence of foreign minister Nasser Bourita. Talks focused on bilateral relations and ways of strengthening further EU-Morocco strategic partnership as well as latest regional developments. “The EU will contribute to reconstruction and economic development after the […]
Tunisia’s authoritarian president Kais Saied rejected an EU offer for aid in return for a tighter control on illegal migration. “Tunisia rejects what the EU announced, not because of the small amount … but because the proposal conflicts with the memorandum of understanding signed in July,” Saied said. The dispute between the EU and Tunis […]
Morocco becomes a natural partner to build strong friendship and cooperation ties with the European Union, EU ambassador to the Kingdom, Patricia Pilar Llombart Cussac, said Tuesday. “With its substantial energy resources, its proximity to Europe and its strong friendship and cooperation ties at all levels (…), Morocco becomes a natural partner to build such […]
Despite the €600 million spent by the European Union on training security personnel in the Sahel, the countries in the region had “failed to bolster democracy,” the head of EU diplomacy Josep Borrell has admitted in the wake of a series of recent coups, the latest of which were in Niger and Gabon. Speaking at […]