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The Senegalese Parliament validated on Monday by a majority vote the bill establishing a new electoral Code. Meeting in extraordinary session, the deputies voted after stormy debates on the new electoral Code which was however intended to be consensual. A political dialogue had been launched in January 2020 to produce a document approved by the […]
The Mauritanian police have nabbed a senior official of a state-run energy company and a businessman, both accused by a Senegal company for demanding commissions for a contract awarded to the latter firm, reports say. Businessman, Mohamed Ould Bouchiba, and the technical director of the Mauritanian Gas Company, Mohamedou Pal, had been arrested for questioning […]
The dispute over the Moroccan Sahara must be rethought to allow the African Union (AU) to rehabilitate itself and get out of this situation which has lasted for nearly 50 years, said Senegalse officer and diplomat General El Hadji Alioune Samba. We must “rethink the problem of the Sahara to allow the African Union […]
Following the high instructions of King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces, the joint Moroccan-US exercise “African Lion 2021” will take place on June 7-18, 2021, in the regions of Agadir, Tifnit, Tan Tan, Mehbes, Tafraout, Ben Guerir and Kenitra, and will involve thousands of troops from […]
The purchase of a new presidential plane, an Airbus “A320 Neo”, which should be delivered on July 16, is not going unnoticed. The opposition and civil society stepped up to decry an unnecessary and irrelevant expense and demand accountability, while the government is trying to explain itself, saying “it was time to replace the A319 […]
Senegalese Foreign Minister Aïssata Tall Sall described the opening Monday of her country’s consulate general in Dakhla as a “living symbol” of the excellence of the age-old relations between Rabat and Dakar. “This consulate general will serve to magnify the excellence of our relations”, under the leadership of the two Heads of State, King Mohammed […]
The opening of the Senegalese consulate in Dakhla was met with jubilation in Morocco and despair amid the Algerian regime. Speaking at a press conference in Dakhla on this occasion, Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita called on Algeria to uphold its role as the main party in the Sahara conflict and engage in direct negotiations […]
Senegal has joined the club of African countries that have taken their recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara to a tangible consular level by opening a general consulate in Dakhla this Monday. The move by Senegal in support of Morocco’s territorial integrity has a heavy weight on the continent and sends a strong […]
Senegal has joined the club of African countries that have taken their recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara to a tangible consular level. Senegal, Morocco’s longstanding friend and ally, will open its consulate on Monday, Moroccan media said citing official sources. Senegal’s move in support of Morocco’s territorial integrity has a heavy weight on […]
An appeal for “calm and serenity” was launched Monday evening by President Macky Sall. The head of state expressed himself in a message to the nation, after several days of violent demonstrations that left at least five people dead, according to an official report and eight according to Amnesty International. There were disruptions in the […]