Senegal-USA: Exim Bank commits $100 mln to improve access to electricity

In Senegal, Exim Bank of the United States has made a preliminary commitment worth $ 86 million for Senegal’s rural electrification projects. The preliminary commitment is the first that Exim Bank has approved under a recently signed memorandum of understanding with Senegal’s Ministry of Economy, Planning and Cooperation. If the transaction reaches final board approval, […]

Sahara: MINURSO’s new mandate to be extended by one year instead of six months

The mandate of the UN mission in the Sahara, MINURSO, will be extended by one year at the expiry of the current mandate this October 31 instead of six months. The one-year extension was proposed by the US and France. UN Security Council broke with its tradition of renewing the UN peacekeeping mission by one […]

King Mohammed VI represented at inauguration of re-elected DRC President Félix Tshisekedi

King Mohammed VI was represented at the official inauguration of Félix Tshisekedi, who has been re-elected President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rachid Talbi El Alami. The official inauguration ceremony took place on Saturday in the capital Kinshasa, in the presence of several heads of state […]