Situation Reports

An estimated 10,000 to 15,000 teachers have staged an overnight sit-in in front of the Moroccan Education Ministry in Rabat to demand full-time benefits, the BBC reported March 24.

Algeria's ruling National Liberation Front (FLN) has reiterated its support for the transitional road map outlined by President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika on March 11, but a leading party member has said the FLN is not confident that a national conference will solve the country's problems, Algerie 360 reported March 24.

A militia attack in the central region of Mali has killed at least 134 ethnic Fulani, Jeune Afrique reported March 24.

The U.S. Navy has signed an agreement to use the southern Omani ports of Duqm and Salalah, The Wall Street Journal reported March 24.

The Chinese government has offered to cut $2.45 billion off the $20 billion cost of the controversial East Coast Rail Link in Malaysia under Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative, the South China Morning Post reported March 25.

Oman's oil and gas minister, Mohammed Hamad al-Rumhy, attended the groundbreaking ceremony for Sri Lanka's first oil refinery project alongside the country's prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, Reuters reported March 24.

South African power utility Eskom has halted further power cuts after more than nine days of load shedding, Fin 24 reported March 25.

Mexico's proposed labor reform, which is required for the ratification of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), falls short of demands Washington made during trade negotiations, Inside U.S. Trade reported March 25.

The U.S. Department of Defense has sent two naval vessels, a destroyer and a U.S. Coast Guard cutter, through the Taiwan Strait, The Wall Street Journal reported March 24.

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring U.S. recognition of the Golan Heights as Israeli territory during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Haaretz reported March 25.