First Independent Mena Newspaper
The positive evolution scored by the sector of information technologies in Gabon as evidenced by the launch earlier this year of the 4 generation of mobile telephony services has made of this country a pioneer in Central Africa. Gabon Telecom, one of the most vital internet providers in this Central African nation, was actually the […]
Morocco’s leading telecommunications group Maroc Telecom or IAM seems upbeat about its growth in 2014 as the financial results for the first half of the current year showed a slight increase compared to the same period last year. The company’s turnover actually reached 14,564 Billion Moroccan dirhams to 14,468 Billion during the same period of […]
The relations between Nouakchott and Washington with regards to the fight against terrorism have been boosted with a $21million worth of military aircraft equipment to counter the growing threat of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). Mauritania is considered as a strategic location to fight against terrorism in the Maghreb and its soldiers also have […]
The much criticized presidential election by the opposition has come to an end and President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has triumphed. In a victory speech address to all the Mauritanians, the president assured his countrymen that he will serve without favor. Most of the opposition parties boycotted the elections claiming that it was a forgone […]
Presidential elections in Mauritania are slated for June 21 but majority of the opposition parties, amongst them are the main parties, have decided to boycott it because the results can already been determined. Only four candidates will be challenging President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz for the seat. The opposition coalition, National Forum for Democracy and […]
Morocco has pleaded for the advent of a new Maghreb order and for the construction of a large, strong Maghreb so that the region plays its political, economic, social and security role, so that Maghreb countries make the most of their vast potential, and so that the Maghreb Union supports Arab and Islamic causes, particularly […]
Registration with the Mauritanian Constitutional Council has ended with six candidates willing to contest in the June 21 presidential polls. Most of the opposition political parties are boycotting the elections because they claim that it lack s credibility and transparency. Some of the candidates will be vying for the presidency for the first time and […]
Authorities of Nouadhibou’s Free Zone Agency and those of the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) geared towards joining their efforts in establishing a prosperous cooperation in diverse sectors. The agreement will be a gateway to strengthen their partnership in developing the private sector […]
Mauritania will hold presidential elections in June and President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is the first person to hand in his documents as a candidate to the Constitutional court. The elections could be boycotted as it has been for the case of the municipal and legislative elections. Alongside the preparations for the elections, he is […]
Maroc Telecom, the leading telecommunications operator in Morocco, held its General Assembly on Tuesday (April 22) to officially celebrate the entry of the new majority shareholder, the UAE Etisalat, which acquired 53% of the company’s capital, previously held by Vivendi. Etisalat reached the € 4.2 billion deal with Vivendi in November last year after months-long […]