First Independent Mena Newspaper
Senegal is planning the construction of second refinery, SAR 2.0, by 2029, to increase its annual refining capacity and put an end to its paradox: exporting crude and importing refined fuel although it joined Africa’s oil-producing nations in 2024. Actually, Senegal finds itself in a paradoxical position: exporting its crude to Europe while importing both […]
The government of Japan has reportedly signed again on the participation of the Algeria-backed Polisario militia’s in its summit with African countries due in Yokoham from 20 to 22 August 2025. This is not the first time that Japan takes such a risky move with serious political implications. It is very likely to strain relations […]
South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has signed a landmark $637 million deal to build a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility for a European client operating in Mozambique, reinforcing Africa’s rising profile in global energy markets. The state-of-the-art Coral Norte FLNG platform, to be constructed offshore, will liquefy, store, and export natural gas directly […]
South Korean tech giant Naver which has announced plans to build a massive AI-focused data center in Morocco, said the project will be carried out in partnership with Nvidia, Taqa Morocco, Nexus Core Systems, and Lloyds Capital. The announcement was made during the VivaTech 2025 conference in Paris. The project, which will be powered entirely […]
A high-level delegation from Morocco’s General Confederation of Enterprises (CGEM) is currently undertaking a strategic mission to Seoul, aiming to strengthen bilateral economic relations and identify new cooperation opportunities with South Korean businesses across multiple industrial sectors. Led by CGEM President Chakib Alj, the delegation comprises companies operating in automotive, plastics, chemical and parachemical industries, […]
South Korea has officially endorsed Morocco’s autonomy proposal for the Sahara, and expressed its support for the «serious and credible efforts» made by the Kingdom to advance toward a resolution of the regional conflict. This endorsement, which was outlined in a statement released by the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday, May 9, marks […]
Mauritania received, on Tuesday November 13, a significant donation of 6,720 tons of rice from South Korea to support the World Food Programme (WFP) in its efforts to combat food insecurity in the country. This donation is part of an ongoing partnership aimed at addressing the growing challenges of food scarcity and malnutrition in Mauritania, […]
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution (LGES) considers setting up a factory to make key electric battery component cathodes together with Chinese firms in Morocco, where numerous EV battery factories are under development. Wonjoon Suh, head of LGES’ advanced automotive battery division, told Reuters the company is negotiating partnerships with Chinese LFP cathodes makers, who produce […]
South Korea is hosting 48 African nations at a summit in Seoul to discuss cooperation on key minerals and other development projects in the growing African market, where great powers vie to strengthen their influence. Africa is a “crucial partner” for South Korea to further its industrial advances and “cooperation with Africa is not a […]
South Korea LG Chem Ltd. has been selected to provide a water purification process for a desalination project to be carried out by Moroccan phosphate giant OCP Group. Under the deal, LG Chem will supply some 18,000 reverse osmosis (RO) membranes which will be used to desalinate 246,000 m3 of water a day at Jorf […]