Armed men on motorcycles killed 21 people in Tillaberi region west of Niger’s capital Niamey, in yet a new incident that highlights the growing challenge of militancy in the military-ruled country. The attack, which targeted a bus near the border with Burkina Faso, was described as a “hateful and inhumane act” by the military in […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a €100 million loan for the Municipal Equipment Fund (FEC) to finance new investment and public infrastructure projects in Morocco. These projects will help improve the quality of public services, especially in rural areas as well as spur revenue generating activities, according to an AfDB press release. “We are […]
The government of Djibouti has reaffirmed its strong backing to Morocco’s territorial integrity and to a negotiated political solution to the Sahara issue under the exclusive aegis of the United Nations. The stand was voiced Tuesday by Djibouti’s foreign minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf during talks he held remotely with Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. Rabat […]
