Morocco’s regionalization plan at heart of King’s new authority concept

The new concept of authority laid down by King Mohammed VI since he took the reign in 1999 has underpinned all reforms launched in Morocco in the last two decades. The new authority concept paved the way for political and administrative reforms that put Morocco on track to meet the aspirations of citizens and address […]

Côte d’Ivoire gets €150 million AfDB loans to extend electricity grid

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has allocated Côte d’Ivoire two loans totaling €150 million to strengthen its electricity network. The first loan worth €100 million is for the construction of Atinkou’s combined cycle thermal power plant. The electricity generating unit with a capacity of 390 MW will be located in the locality of Taboth and […]

Turkey: PKK to disarm by 21 March, Deputy PM Akdogan

Deputy Prime Minister Yalcin Akdogan has called on the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) to disarm before or on 21 March and has urged imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan to renew his demand for disarmament despite acknowledging that the leader’s “role is being undermined by the organization from time to time.” The Turkish government and […]