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Tunisian President Kais Saied has instructed the Foreign ministry and the ministry of Health to negotiate the acquisition of Russia-made covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V as the country reels with an increase in coronavirus cases. Saied, reports say, gave the instruction during a recent meeting on the situation of the pandemic in the North African country. […]
Russia is waving a ban on Morocco’s tomatoes citing the Pepino Mosaic virus in a move that Moroccan farmers have described as a protectionist measure. Speaking to state news agency TASS, head of an agency that monitors agricultural exports claimed that Moroccan tomatoes exported from trade hub the Netherlands had the Pepino Mosaic virus and […]
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, at a press conference in Moscow following a meeting with his Libyan counterpart, Mohamed Siala, promised to give them maximum support for the peace efforts under way in Libya. During the press conference Lavrov warned against resumption of hostilities in Libya, referring to a recent call to war by east-based strongman […]
UN-backed Government of National Accord, GNA, Wednesday said it asked Russia to assist in the evacuation of foreign fighters in Libya. Foreign Minister Mohamed Taha Siala made the announcement during a joint press conference with his Russian host and counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow. “We asked for Moscow’s assistance to evacuate foreign fighters from Libya. […]
Head of Russia’s fisheries agency Saturday carried on his tour of the major cities of the Sahara with a visit to Boujdour. After a trip to Laayoune, Thursday, Mikhail Tarassov went to Boujdour on Saturday where he visited the city’s port and its industrial zone, mainly dedicated to fishing-related activities. The Russian official met with […]
Morocco and Russia have reiterated the need “for all parties” to the Sahara regional conflict to respect the ceasefire and remain fully engaged in the political process. The joint stand was voiced during a telephone conversation held Thursday between Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his Russian peer Sergei Lavrov, said a press release issued […]
Morocco and Russia have signed a new fisheries cooperation agreement, which replaces the 2016 deal that expired in March 2020. The new 4-year agreement is the 8th to be signed by Morocco and Russia since 1992. It establishes the legal framework allowing a fleet of 10 Russian vessels to fish for small pelagic species in […]
Russia has urged a halt of hostilities in the Sahara and stressed on the need for a political solution, after the Algeria-backed Polisario announced unilaterally that it will continue to violate a UN-brokered ceasefire. The Moroccan Royal Armed Forces have carried out an operation to clear Morocco’s only road link with the rest of Africa […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the draft agreement between his country and Sudan for the establishment of a Russian naval base on the shores of the African country. The draft deal was announced last week and waited for the Russian leader’s stamp. The base will be Russia’s first ever full military presence in Africa […]
Russia has welcomed the decision of the head of the Libyan Presidential Council (PC), Faiez Serraj, to retract his resignation arguing that the move will prevent Libya from sliding into political uncertainty. Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, Libya Observer notes, has indicated that Serraj at the beginning conditioned his resignation to a solution and new […]