African Child Parliament Forum adopts Rabat Declaration on children’s participation in continent’s development

The 1st African Child Parliament Forum adopted, by acclamation, the “Rabat Declaration on Children’s Participation in Africa’s Development”. In the Rabat Declaration, adopted by acclamation on Saturday at the close of the Forum, held November 21-22, representatives of government institutions and non-governmental organizations from African countries welcomed the creation of the African Network for Child […]

Morocco exposes Algeria’s ‘double speak’ on MINURSO and human rights

Morocco had expressed its firm rejection of Algeria’s double speak as it desperately seeks to expand the mandate of the UN mission to the Sahara, MINURSO, to include human rights. Speaking in a public debate at the Security Council, Algeria’s representative to the UN, reiterated his country’s call for the MINURSO to include human rights […]

AfDB Supports Morocco’s Rural Electrification with €245 Loan

The African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday a €245 million loan to the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) to enable the Moroccan utility company expand its rural electrification projects. “Developing a reliable electricity network will enable the Kingdom to meet an energy demand recording a 5 pc annual growth” said Mohamed […]