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News Roundup: Oil and gas industry expands; Algeria slams Cote d’Ivoire consulate; Moroccans abroad react to Islamophobic terrorism

February 22, 2020 By Gari De Ramos

Photo credit: DR

February 22, 2020

Three stories you need to read today. Compiled and broken down for you by Reporting Morocco student journalists — every day. Brought to you from the School for International Training’s journalism program, Rabat.

Predator Oil & Gas Prepares for Future Drilling Operations in Morocco

Source: Morocco World News

Lede: The agreement between British company Predator Oil & Gas and Canada’s industrial firm Star Valley Drilling for oil exploration works onshore in Morocco’s Guercif, eastern Morocco has come into effect.

Key Background: Predator Oil  & Gas previously announced drilling plans in Morocco would begin in 2020, and issued a new statement on Wednesday to announce updates on its projects from the Guercif Permits I, II, II, and IVV.

Why this is newsworthy: The Moroccan government, which is a member in the joint venture with Predator Oil & Gas, is allowing the extraction of oil and gas within its borders. This move may have social and economic implications for the affected communities, as well as Morocco’s status as a climate change leader. Despite Morocco’s accolades for its climate change adaptation, the country is allowing extractive companies that contribute to climate change to operate in Morocco.

Sahara : Algeria recalls its ambassador in Cote d’Ivoire after it opened a consulate in Laayoune

Source: Yabiladi 

Lede: Angered by the inauguration of an Ivorian consulate in Laayoune, Algeria has decided to recall its ambassador in Cote d’Ivoire for consultation. In a statement relayed by its state-owned press agency (APS), the Algerian Foreign Ministry said that the decision comes «following statements by the minister of African Integration and Ivorians Abroad, at the opening of a so-called consulate of his country in the occupied city of Laayoune in Western Sahara».

Key Background: The Algerian Foreign Minister referred to Cote d’Ivoire’s decision as «a flagrant violation of international law and a violation of commitments arising from the Constitutive Act of the African Union (AU)».

Why this is newsworthy: This move can only further damage the already tense relationship between Morocco and Algeria. Additionally, by opening a consulate in the Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara city, Cote d’Ivoire legitimizes Morocco’s claim to the region. 

Moroccans in Germany call for protection after the dismantling of a far-right terror group

Source: Yabiladi

Lede: Last week, the German authorities arrested twelve members of a rightwing extremist group that is believed to have been plotting attacks on mosques in the country.

Key Background: Dismantling the group and foiling its «far-right terror plot» have shocked the Muslim community and Moroccans living in Germany. «The German authorities have to launch a thorough investigation», Mohammed Assila, a member of the Central Council of Muslims in Germany and Moroccan settled in the country, told Yabiladi on Wednesday.

Why this is newsworthy: This story reveals the life-threatening dangers Moroccans may face abroad, as well as the impacts of Islamophobia and right-wing extremism crossing Europe.

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