• Nearly all petroleum that arrived in occupied Western Sahara in 2022 originated from refineries in Spain. (wsrw.org)
  • Mr Sebastian Frey, Senior Trading Manager - Long Products Steel Trading, Americas, Tata International has won the 2022 Sustainability Award from Tata Sons North America. (aryawadwalkar.com)
  • Moreover, intra-EAC trade in agricultural products witnessed a remarkable 33 per cent growth from 2018 to 2022. (tralac.org)
  • In 2022, 38 countries had a negative trade balance in agricultural products, with Algeria, Egypt, Nigeria, Morocco and Angola leading the ranking with more than $3bn lost over the year. (tralac.org)
  • The US-based firm Kosmos Energy began a contract to explore offshore from Western Sahara in 2013, prompting criticism from activist groups such as Western Sahara Resource Watch. (wikipedia.org)
  • NewMed's gas exploration licence offshore occupied Western Sahara is "illegal", Polisario lashes out in a release. (wsrw.org)
  • Kosmos Energy announced that it has begun the second phase of its multi-well exploration drilling program offshore Mauritania and Senegal. (euro-petrole.com)
  • The Atwood Achiever drillship is now on location offshore Senegal in the Cayar Offshore Profond block and has started drilling operations on the first exploration well in the program targeting the Yakaar prospect (formerly referred to as Teranga West). (euro-petrole.com)
  • Our assets include existing production and development projects offshore Ghana, large discoveries offshore Mauritania and Senegal, as well as exploration licenses with significant hydrocarbon potential offshore Suriname, Sao Tome and Principe, Morocco and Western Sahara. (euro-petrole.com)
  • The Company's asset portfolio includes existing production and other major development projects offshore Ghana , as well as exploration licenses with significant hydrocarbon potential offshore Ireland , Mauritania , Morocco (including Western Sahara ) and Suriname. (kosmosenergy.com)
  • During a press conference last week, Polisario invited the Union to conversations on continuation of fisheries offshore Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • Shares in the US Kerr-McGee was previously withdrawn from the Norwegian Government's Pension Fund because it was involved in oil exploration offshore Western Sahara. (vest-sahara.no)
  • One such firm is the Texas-based Kosmos Energy, which has already begun offshore hydrocarbon exploration in three blocks of Morocco's AgadirBasin. (ipsnews.net)
  • Trade and other economic activities are controlled by the Moroccan government. (wikipedia.org)
  • The government-in-exile of the Polisario Front had also signed contracts for oil exploration, but there is no practical work, due to the fact that the zones given are in the Moroccan-controlled part of the territory. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 2018, the European Court of Justice ruled that a fishing treaty between the EU and the Moroccan government did not include fishing grounds off the coast of Western Sahara. (wikipedia.org)
  • Throughout its impact studies, relations with the Moroccan government and partners, and a recent announcement of arrival of windmills to occupied Western Sahara, Engie has shown a total disregard for the UN's approach to the conflict. (wsrw.org)
  • The German insurance company Allianz goes all in when it politically defends the brutal Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • A private Chinese battery manufacturer denies rumours from the Moroccan government that it had planned gigantic and potentially highly controversial investments in occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • The UN recognised representation of the people of Western Sahara is today meeting with Canary fishermen to explore continued fishing opportunities as the EU-Moroccan fisheries are coming to an end. (wsrw.org)
  • Information from the Moroccan government shows that plans are materialising for a new gigantic solar farm in occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • A subsidiary of the US company has signed a contract with the Moroccan king's energy firm for a large wind farm in Western Sahara, consistently referring to the location as part of Morocco. (wsrw.org)
  • This led to a reported shortage of gas in both Morocco and also Spain, which had previously received gas supplies through the Gazoduc Maghreb Europe (GME) pipeline, despite claims made by Moroccan officials that the move would have little impact. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • Advocacy groups like the Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW) contest the legality of foreign businesses, like Kosmos, working with the Moroccan government to exploit Western Saharan resources. (ipsnews.net)
  • WASHINGTON, Mar 11 2014 (IPS) - Even as U.S. and Moroccan executives meet to discuss strengthening private sector ties between the two countries, advocacy groups are raising concerns about plans by a U.S. energy firm to explore for oil in the contested territory known as Western Sahara. (ipsnews.net)
  • The Moroccan government hopes to capitalise on its 2006 free trade agreement with the United States and encourage U.S. investment in the country by presenting it as a gateway to European, Middle Eastern and African markets. (ipsnews.net)
  • There's a lot going on in Morocco, and the question is how can it leverage what it has to attract American investments to Morocco that can then be directed to a European market or south to the African markets," Jean AbiNader, the executive director of the Moroccan American Trade and Investment Centre, a non-profit established by Morocco's King Mohammed VI, told IPS. (ipsnews.net)
  • While international investors in renewable energy have long favoured Morocco, enabling the construction of solar plants and wind farms, U.S. and European corporations are also rushing to take advantage of concessions for possible oil reserves, some of which are potentially located in the Western Sahara, which many people view as under Moroccan occupation. (ipsnews.net)
  • Sahrawis [indigenous Western Saharans] are standing on the sidelines of this project, waving their arms and telling companies to stop doing this on behalf of the Moroccan government. (ipsnews.net)
  • Unlike Morocco, the Polisario Front did not want to allow Moroccan settlers in the Western Sahara to participate in the referendum. (ipsnews.net)
  • To date, no other state recognises Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara, which is on the United Nations list of Non Self-Governing Territories. (ipsnews.net)
  • Last December the Moroccan ambassador to Russia, Abdelkader Lecheheb, told the state press agency Sputnik that trade was the priority in the relationship between the governments. (johnhelmer.net)
  • We have wonderful relations with Morocco, though it is strange that we have been seeing a certain reduction in trade, specifically in certain traditional Moroccan goods. (johnhelmer.net)
  • But last year turnover plunged 34%, as Russian exports of oil and petroleum dropped sharply following the bankruptcy of the Moroccan refinery company responsible for handling the Russian products. (johnhelmer.net)
  • Alexander Tkachev, the Russian Minister of Agriculture, said during the meetings with the Moroccan delegation last week said that Morocco is one of the suppliers Russia is looking to in order to replace the European Union supplies now subject to counter-sanctions. (johnhelmer.net)
  • reports Fighting has erupted in several areas between the Moroccan military and the Polisario Front, the Sahrawi liberation movement seeking independence, after the Moroccan military broke into a no-go buffer zone in southern Western Sahara. (parkindymedia.org)
  • On September 24, the Moroccan National Office for Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM) signed an agreement with the Israeli company Ratio Petroleum for exploring hydrocarbons and gas on the coast of Dakhla, Dakhla-Oued Ed Dahab. (hozint.com)
  • Indeed, the normalisation agreement was signed in December 2020 under the impulse of the United States, which for the first time recognized the Moroccan sovereignty on the territory of Western Sahara in counterpart. (hozint.com)
  • However, the announcement of the Israeli-Moroccan agreement has sparked severe criticism as Western Sahara is considered a non-self-governing territory by the United Nations (UN). (hozint.com)
  • Finally, if the security risk is considered as low, armed hostilities are still occurring on a daily basis due to those disputes, even though they remain concentrated along the Moroccan Western Sahara Wall. (hozint.com)
  • In 2002, the petroleum companies TotalEnergies and Kerr-McGee were awarded contracts to explore for oil in the region. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 2002, Morocco awarded contracts for oil exploration in the Western Sahara to a U.S.-based company, Kerr McGee, and the French-based Total S.A. In response, the United Nations issued what is known as the Corell Opinion regarding the legality of resource extraction in Western Sahara. (ipsnews.net)
  • Economy of Morocco Legal status of Western Sahara Western Saharan cuisine Western Sahara portal The World Factbook. (wikipedia.org)
  • More controversially, Kosmos now intends to start oil exploration in an area off the Western Saharan coast, known as Cap Boujdour, in October. (ipsnews.net)
  • After calling for Western Saharan independence from Spain, Morocco took control of the territory, which it calls the Southern Provinces, in 1976 after the Spanish withdrew. (ipsnews.net)
  • Since then, however, both multinational energy firms and Western Saharan advocacy groups have construed the U.N. opinion to favour their respective stances. (ipsnews.net)
  • In 1991, a truce was negotiated with the promise on a referendum on the right to self-determination of Western Saharan inhabitants, the Sahrawi. (lu.se)
  • The Chinese company Envision Energy is going to supply Engie with the windmill components for its controversial windfarm near Dakhla in occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • The agreement grants exclusive rights to the Israeli company to study and explore the Atlantic Dakhla block to water depths of 3,000 meters within a surface of 109,000 square meters. (hozint.com)
  • Following this opinion, one could argue that the agreement would not be deemed illegal as it only covers the exploration of the Atlantic Dakhla block. (hozint.com)
  • Mohammed, whose Alouite dynasty has ruled Morocco for 350 years, hasn't been to Moscow since 2002. (johnhelmer.net)
  • With reference to previous similar agreements signed by Morocco, in 2002 the then UN legal counsel Hans Corell expressed the opinion to the UN Security Council saying that agreements on mineral resources exploration in Western Sahara were not illegal as they did not involve the exploitation or the physical removal of resources. (hozint.com)
  • The conclusion of the agreement on hydrocarbon exploration is a continuation of the establishment of diplomatic ties that occurred throughout 2021, with the first official visit of the Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs to Rabat, the opening of an Israeli liaison office in Rabat and the launch of direct flights between both countries to name a few examples. (hozint.com)
  • The Western Sahara republic yesterday announced the signing of a new onshore mineral exploration licence. (wsrw.org)
  • Government and business leaders from the United States and Morocco are gathering in Rabat this week for the second annual Morocco-U.S. Business Development Conference. (ipsnews.net)
  • Morocco has demanded that Israel recognise its sovereignty over the disputed territory of Western Sahara before Rabat opens an embassy in Tel Aviv, the news outlet Axios has reported, citing four current and former Israeli officials involved in the matter. (vifindia.org)
  • First, Morocco offers a hydrocarbon potential as oil and gas fields remain relatively under-explored according to ONHYM. (hozint.com)
  • Finally, Africa offers new and exciting cultural experiences that differ from those of the Western world where perhaps the majority of prospective French learners will consider going first. (fluentu.com)
  • Finding an internship in Morocco can be a great way for anyone with wanderlust to discover Africa and learn French. (fluentu.com)
  • For starters, Morocco is located at the northern tip of Africa, making it just a short trip away from Europe. (fluentu.com)
  • The Indian government starts 2012 aiming to almost double bilateral trade with Africa from US$46 billion to $70 bn. (africa-confidential.com)
  • Since the demise of reporting on Africa in Western newspapers, and especially in the UK, in recent years, Africa Confidential has become ever more indispensable to anyone trying to make sense of the continent. (africa-confidential.com)
  • The controversial 300 MW Boujdour wind farm - owned by Enel and supplied by Siemens Gamesa - has been commissioned in occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • By 2030, half of Morocco's wind energy production could be generated illegally in occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • According to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the UN Security Council has not recognised Morocco's annexation of Western Sahara, and Norway sees it as important to abstain from actions that can be seen as a legitimisation of the situation. (vest-sahara.no)
  • At this week's conference, participating energy companies, such as Dow Chemical, were given the option to attend sessions on Morocco's energy sector, highlighting the potential for both renewable and carbon-based investment in the kingdom. (ipsnews.net)
  • EWOS avslutter kjøp av fiskeolje fra Marokko og Vest-Sahara" (in Norwegian). (wikipedia.org)
  • The Swiss-Russian company EuroChem was most likely behind a controversial imports of conflict minerals to Estonia in October. (wsrw.org)
  • The Mexican imports of phosphate rock from occupied Western Sahara is picking up pace. (wsrw.org)
  • Agreement, or the Liberalization Agreement, aimed at liberalizing the European imports from Morocco, is also applied to Western Sahara. (lu.se)
  • With Israel's normalization, the feud between Algeria and Morocco is escalating. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • Dubbed North Africa's new 'Cold War', the tensions between Morocco and neighboring Algeria threaten to escalate and the consequences of this have a lot more to do with Western meddling in the affairs of the two countries than meets the eye. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • Algeria justified its move further by citing examples, such as Morocco using the Israeli Pegasus spyware against Algerian officials, supporting terrorists groups, failing to uphold bilateral commitments, the normalisation of ties with Israel, and refusing to engage diplomatically on the Western Sahara issue. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • Although many of the accusations made against Morocco by Algeria have been strongly denied, they nonetheless have a real impact on public perception of the two sides. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • He said that "first you are going to have them [Algeria and Morocco] seeking regional supremacy, through the arms race that we have been seeing for nearly a decade now, but also through the diplomatic race. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • You can find everything from tropical forests in French-speaking Benin to the Sahara Desert in Algeria. (fluentu.com)
  • In 2015, a European court invalidated a trade deal between the European Union (EU) and Morocco that involved Western Sahara, prompting a diplomatic backlash from Morocco. (wikipedia.org)
  • Morocco obviously normalized relations with Israel so it's expanding its diplomatic influence. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • Following years of armed conflict between Morocco and the Algerian-backed Polisario Front, the international community established the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) in 1991. (ipsnews.net)
  • The CJEU ruled in favour of the Polisario Front on two trade agreements related to fisheries and agricultural products signed between the European Union and Morocco. (hozint.com)
  • The judicial activism in a relatively uncharted area in this field, external relations, was analyzed through a qualitative case study of the CJEU case Polisario Front , concerning the application of a EU trade agreement to the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara. (lu.se)
  • Polisario Front1, the liberation movement of Western Sahara, had fought to claim its independence but failed to do so. (lu.se)
  • A hearing in the EU Parliament indicates that there are many questions, and still few answers, on the EU's response to the EU Court ruling annulling bilateral agreements with Morocco over the inclusion of occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • Today, the EU Court of Justice has struck a blow to the EU's practice of applying trade and fisheries agreements with Morocco to occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • Valdis Dombrovskis, the EU's trade chief, told Euronews that other measures, besides patent waivers, need to be considered to ramp up global production of COVID-19 vaccines. (euronews.com)
  • Can AI address Africa's agricultural trade deficit? (tralac.org)
  • A nearly thirty-year-old ceasefire has ended in occupied Western Sahara-what many consider to be Africa's last colony. (parkindymedia.org)
  • citation needed] Key agricultural products from Western Sahara include fruits and vegetables (grown in the few oases), as well as camels, sheep and goats. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Chinese company China Molybdenum - which imported phosphate rock to its subsidiary in Brazil - will no longer purchase phosphate rock from occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • This week, the first components that will be used for Engie' highly problematic windmill programme in Western Sahara have arrived to the occupied territory. (wsrw.org)
  • Saharawis in Bilbao, Spain, demonstrated as a cargo vessel is arriving to pick up more controversial windmill components for occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • Therefore, the deal was criticised for being in violation of international law and as an additional economic crime perpetrated by Morocco in the Sahrawi territories. (hozint.com)
  • In a move that surprised no one, the EU Council has appealed the recent EU Court of Justice stopping EU trade and fisheries in occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • The EU Court of Justice will rule on the Union's trade and fisheries agreements with Morocco in occupied Western Sahara on 29 September. (wsrw.org)
  • Kosmos (NYSE: KOS) is a leading independent oil and gas exploration and production company focused on frontier and emerging areas along the Atlantic Margin. (euro-petrole.com)
  • As an ethical and transparent company, Kosmos is committed to doing things the right way. (euro-petrole.com)
  • Kosmos is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is traded under the ticker symbol KOS. (euro-petrole.com)
  • It should be said that most Israeli cybersecurity companies develop decent and kosher products. (business-humanrights.org)
  • Industry sources in Moscow identify three Russian companies as the largest importers of fruit and vegetables from Morocco - Globus, Baltfruit, and Nevskaya. (johnhelmer.net)
  • As such, the majority of the economic activity of Western Sahara happens in the framework of the economy of Morocco. (wikipedia.org)
  • thus still, the free-trade volume of Greece and the physics of using economy reopened the Greeks to send in early acceleration. (pentastratos.com)
  • This has turned Israeli cyber into a world leader, so much so that over 40% of investments in the sector globally in 2020 went to Israeli companies and entrepreneurs. (business-humanrights.org)
  • But it also states that "while the specific contracts … are not in themselves illegal, if further exploration and exploitation activities were to proceed in disregard of the interests and wishes of the people of Western Sahara, they would be in violation of the principles of international law applicable to mineral resource activities in Non-Self-Governing Territories. (ipsnews.net)
  • Jinhui Shipping said Wednesday that it will take into consideration the analysis of Norwegian authorities regarding avoiding trade with phosphates from Western Sahara. (vest-sahara.no)
  • We respect the Norwegian authorities recommending not to ship phosphates from Western Sahara", said Jinhui vice president Raymond Ching at a conference on the fourth quarter results. (vest-sahara.no)
  • It was the fund manager Hans Thrane-Nielsen in the [Norwegian insurance company] Storebrand Kapitalforvaltning who asked the question in the telephone conference. (vest-sahara.no)
  • That's a question which should have been answered in his briefing papers, especially since the trade has already begun to recover strongly. (johnhelmer.net)
  • Desertec, a Munich-based solar energy company, declined to place a plant in Western Sahara for "reputational reasons. (wikipedia.org)
  • Morocco is not willing to allow the people the right to self-determination today, and the oil industry is becoming an obstacle in terms of putting pressure in Morocco to accept that right. (ipsnews.net)
  • Western Sahara republic expresses wish to be included in UN-led climate governance. (wsrw.org)
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  • For a world increasing this and theNordic company, Find Try a unable climate. (cyber5000.com)
  • The Corell Opinion recognises Morocco as the de facto administrative power of Western Sahara. (ipsnews.net)
  • A gas pipeline is scheduled from Nigeria to Morocco - through Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • Convenience sends most tourists to desert Erg Chebbi near Merzouga, but those with a little more time, money, and tolerance for camel saddles head to the sand-swept trading post of Zagora. (matadornetwork.com)
  • Desert caravans have been riding into and out of Zagora for centuries, but these days travelers can arrange Sahara expeditions that aren't 52 days long. (matadornetwork.com)
  • Avoid the street touts and book with reputable companies like Caravane Desert et Montagne . (matadornetwork.com)
  • MINURSO intended the referendum to determine whether the Western Sahara would become an independent state or part of Morocco, but the vote was never able to be implemented due to disagreements over who was eligible to take part. (ipsnews.net)
  • Furthermore, French is widely used in commerce and trade in Morocco, which makes the country of extra-special interest if you want to learn business French or plan to use your French to further your career at some point. (fluentu.com)
  • He has reported from and lived in the occupied Palestinian territories and currently works with Quds News. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • The majority of the territory of Western Sahara is currently administered by the Kingdom of Morocco. (wikipedia.org)
  • From early May, the Royal Air Maroc ran a propaganda campaign in Strasbourg selling trips to the occupied territory of Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • The French company Alcatel has been observed working on the telecom cables into the occupied territory. (wsrw.org)
  • The French insurance company has posted a video of its local leaders having a wonderful time in the occupied territory. (wsrw.org)
  • The Spanish company today, yet again, refers to the territory as part of Morocco. (wsrw.org)
  • The territory in this case is Western Sahara, South of Morocco, who includes the territory as part of its own country. (lu.se)
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  • The Blockchain Research Institute BRI is an independent, global think tank, dedicated to exploring and sharing knowledge about the strategic implications of blockchain on business, government, and society. (aryawadwalkar.com)
  • The obstacle-laden business environment at home is also encouraging Indian companies to explore other frontiers in their quest for profits. (africa-confidential.com)
  • Explore the big challenges, opportunities, debates and frameworks for business and human rights. (business-humanrights.org)
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  • However, it provides for the later possibility to conclude a production agreement depending on the results of the exploration phase. (hozint.com)
  • It's not easy keeping up with all the different legal proceedings relating to Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • Support groups for the people in Western Sahara claims Jinhui on numerous occasions have transported phosphates from there to New Zealand and Australia, and have posted a video of the bulk vessel 'Jin Cheng' discharging the fertilizer ingredient ( http://youtube.com/watch?v=M-1zk-s1Olo ). (vest-sahara.no)
  • Matt does a Dutch und pain with fairly 35 people RD& in Western Australia. (nukefix.org)
  • Yet, Morocco presents itself as best-in-class on the energy transition. (wsrw.org)
  • Morocco has placed a high emphasis on oil and gas exploration in its energy policy. (ipsnews.net)
  • Illegal trade in tiger parts and products is one of the primary threats to the conservation of tigers in the wild. (nathab.com)
  • The cement sales of Heidelberg Materials in occupied Western Sahara could have increased by 150% in two years. (wsrw.org)
  • But the reports from recent days regarding offensive-cyber company NSO, which joins a long list of exposes in Calcalist over recent years, must push the responsible authorities, both inside and outside of the industry, to reassess the situation. (business-humanrights.org)
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  • The Bulgarian star soprano explores Spanish heritage and takes on the classics of this art form. (euronews.com)