DR Congo: Fighting flares up as army clashes with M23 rebels around strategic highway

Congolese army clashed with M23 rebels around a strategic highway in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday (27 October), following a recent flare-up between the two sides. The M23, a mostly Congolese Tutsi group, resumed fighting in late 2021 after lying dormant for years. It has since captured swathes of territory in North Kivu […]

US-Morocco Business Conference Focuses on Manufacturing, Energy, Doing Business with Africa

Hundreds of Moroccan and American business people are meeting in the Moroccan capital as of this Tuesday to participate in the Business Development Conference, established to foster economic exchanges between the two countries. This private sector complement to the third Morocco-US Strategic Dialogue, launched since 2012, will focus on renewable energy, manufacturing, automotive industry and […]

French Development Agency to support development momentum in Dakhla-Oued Eddahab Region

The French Development Agency (AFD) has vowed to support the development momentum in the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region through strategic partnerships with local stakeholders. The pledge was made by AFD CEO Rémy Rioux in a statement on behalf of the French state, following a meeting in Dakhla on Monday, with the Wali of the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab […]