By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on LesEco.ma
Illustrative image · Ramon Karolan · Pexels · Licence PexelsMorocco is preparing a legal framework to regulate carbon credit trading through draft law 62.25. The text aims to set the rules governing how this market operates, reports LesEco.ma.
Morocco’s draft 2027 finance bill provides for a 41% increase in funding allocated to common charges, expenses not directly assigned to ministries’ budgets. The Ministry of Economy and Finance presents this change in a budget note, Lebrief reports.
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Russia has presented a draft resolution to the UN Security Council extending MINURSO’s mandate until 31 October 2027, without changing its powers. The text was put to a vote alongside the US draft, amid Algerian approaches to Moscow, Yabiladi reports.
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Moroccan head of government Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri travelled to Moscow to represent King Mohammed VI at the third Russia-Africa summit. The meeting, which opened the same day, aims to strengthen cooperation between Russia and African countries in trade, energy, agriculture and other sectors, LesEco.ma reports.
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The Security Council draft resolution on the Sahara reintroduces self-determination in its operative provisions and no longer presents Moroccan autonomy as the only viable solution. The text also removes criticism of the Polisario Front and threats of further measures, TSA reports ahead of Friday’s scheduled vote.
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Casablanca-Settat SRM opens headquarters and agency in BenslimaneThe Casablanca-Settat Regional Multiservices Company inaugurated its new provincial headquarters and a customer service agency in Benslimane on 30 October 2026. The opening is part of the Moroccan operator’s efforts to improve its services, according to La Vie éco.
Sonatrach raises propane to $825 a tonne and butane to $1,050Sonatrach, Algeria’s state-owned oil company, has set November prices at $825 a tonne for propane and $1,050 for butane, following increases of $155 and $300 respectively. The official prices exceed Saudi Aramco’s rates and serve as benchmarks on the global LPG market, according to specialist platform Attaqa.The week in Africa
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