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The leader of the main opposition coalition has rejected the results of last week’s election in Angola in which the governing party claimed victory after the electoral commission put its vote at 51%. Joao Lourenco was returned for a second term as Angola’s president in elections that saw the Popular Movement for the Liberation of […]
Burkina Faso’s leading pharmaceutical manufacturing company Propharm has launched the country’s first generic drugs production plant. The Propharm generic drug plant was officially inaugurated on Monday (22 August) by the country’s Prime Minister Albert Ouédraogo. Built by actors of the Burkinabe private sector and named Propharm, this factory, erected on 1.5 hectares in the commune […]
Ways to foster partnership and cooperation between Morocco and Spain in matters of security and the fight against transnational organized crime and terrorism were reviewed at a meeting in Rabat Wednesday between Director General of National Security and Territory Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, and Director General of the Spanish National Police, Francisco Pardo Piqueras, who is […]
When Algeria halted its biggest gas pipeline with Spain in late 2021, decision-makers in Madrid knew that Algiers’ reliability as an energy supplier was called into question. In a series of self-defeating measures, Algeria has announced a technical problem in the small Medgaz pipeline, effectively halting all exports to Spain and further pushing the country […]
The Spanish parliament has just confirmed the position of the Sanchez government in favor of the autonomy plan for the settlement of the Sahara conflict, by rejecting by an overwhelming majority a draft resolution hostile to Morocco, presented by some small independentist parties. Spain’s Congress of Deputies, the lower house of Parliament, confirmed, Thursday evening, […]
The Spanish government reiterated, Thursday, the importance of reinforcing its relations with Morocco, which is a “neighbor and a reliable partner.” “Morocco is, without doubt, a reliable partner and neighbor,” said the Spanish government spokeswoman, Isabel Rodriguez, who was guest to a program aired on Spain’s Antena 3 TV channel. Highlighting the multiple partnerships between […]
The 23 migrants, who lost their lives during last month’s attempt by some 2,000 migrants to storm the crossing point between the Moroccan city of Nador and Spanish enclave Melilia, died of asphyxiation in a stampede, according to a preliminary report released Wednesday by Moroccan National Human Rights Council (CNDH). Furthermore, Moroccan law enforcement agents […]
Cooperation between Morocco and Spain in migration management and the fight against illegal migration is an example of political dialogue between partners, Spain’s Minister of Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, told Justice and Home Affairs ministers of the 27 EU Member States. Speaking at a meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers of the European Union member […]
The United States has become Spain’s main gas supplier after it reduced substantially gas imports from Algeria following the unilateral Algerian decision of shutting down the Maghreb Europe gas pipeline (GME), the failure of Algerian regime to honor its commitment and attempts to weaponize gas supplies for geopolitical gains. Latest data published by Enagas, Spanish […]
Spain and the EU paid tribute to Morocco’s efforts to curb illegal migration as the three parties agreed to cooperate closely against migrant trafficking networks whom they blamed for the violent crossing attempt into Melilla on June 24. Moroccan authorities said 23 migrants died in a violent crossing attempt after they stormed a narrow border […]