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British junior energy company Chariot Limited has taken control of Morocco’s Anchois gas field development, adopting a scaled-back, modular approach following Energean’s withdrawal, potentially unlocking 18 billion cubic meters of gas reserves crucial for national energy security. Announced July 8, 2025, Chariot’s takeover marks a strategic revival of the offshore field in the Lixus permit […]
The UK government is facing mounting criticism over its £30 billion agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, with lawmakers and human rights groups denouncing the deal’s financial and ethical implications. Under the controversial arrangement, Britain retains military access to Diego Garcia — a vital US-UK base — through a 99-year lease, […]
The five-day state visit of King Charles III to Kenya elicits mixed reactions among the country’s people even as the monarch expressed regrets for colonial violence, saying that “there can be no excuse” for British colonial atrocities against Kenyans. The very presence of King Charles III in Kenya is unearthing memories of atrocities committed during […]
Three British tourists went missing Sunday after a fire broke out in their yacht during a trip near the Egyptian Red Sea resort town of Marsa Alam. A yacht dubbed “Hurricane”, Ahram Online reports, caught fire on Sunday during a trip scheduled for 6-11 June in the Fuston area, about 25 km north of Marsa […]
The London Court of Appeal on Thursday irrevocably rejected the appeal of the pro-separatist NGO ”WSC” against a previous decision of the Administrative Court, rejecting its request which attempted to question the association agreement linking Morocco to the United Kingdom. This third setback since last December for the enemies of Morocco’s territorial integrity confirms the […]
Soldiers from the “2nd Brigade of Parachute Infantry” of the Royal Moroccan Armed forces and the British Army’s Global Response Force are taking part in a three-week-long joint exercise near Marrakech. Dubbed “Exercise Jebel Sahara”, the drill provides British paratroopers an opportunity to learn from the Moroccan troops’ experience of operating in the hot, dry […]
China is still seen favorably by many in Africa, where it is vying for influence with Washington, though, worldwide, support for Beijing has undergone a sharp decline, a new global public opinion survey of people in 25 countries has revealed. The survey by the Britain-based YouGov-Cambridge Globalism Project that asked people about their opinions on […]
Ali Bongo, the leader of Gabon, will fly today Friday to London in view of attending the funerals of late United Kingdom (UK) monarch Queen Elizabeth II who died at the age of 96 after 70 years of rule. “Like several personalities from around the world, including Sovereigns, Monarchs, Heads of State and other eminent […]
As Africa reflects on the legacy of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, from Kenya to Nigeria to South Africa, the monarch’s passing has reignited a sensitive debate about Britain’s colonial past in parts of the continent, particularly the queen’s role as head of state during British rule. The death of the British monarch has prompted an […]
King Mohammed VI has offered his condolences to UK’s new King Charles III following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96. “It is with deep sadness and great sorrow that I have learned the news of the passing of your mother, HM Queen Elizabeth II”, said the Moroccan Monarch […]