Morocco’s King Presses Govt to Redraft Vocational Training Program; Speed up Industrial Plan of Souss-Massa Region

King Mohammed VI urged on Thursday the Government to refine the draft program on vocational training overhaul and to speed up the implementation of the industrial plan of Souss-Massa region. At a working session chaired by the Sovereign in Rabat to follow up the measures and actions taken to modernize the sector of vocational education, […]

Morocco’s RAM reduces flights to some African, European destinations due to jet fuel crisis

The global surge of jet fuel prices and operational cost has forced many global and regional carriers, including Morocco’s Royal Air Maroc to scale back flights temporarily. Morocco’s RAM was no exception as it temporarily halted flights to 12 destinations in Africa and Europe citing high jet fuel costs and low demands. RAM suspended flights […]

Nigeria plans to renovate refineries, cut fuel imports

Nigeria’s state-oil firm NNPC plans to revamp its refineries to help Africa’s biggest crude oil producer to save billions of dollars on fuel imports. Despite controlling the world’s 10th-largest oil reserves, Nigeria has only four aging, inefficient state-owned refineries, leaving it almost wholly reliant on imports for its fuel needs. Italy’s Maire Tecnimont won a […]