A Moroccan Woman to Revamp Vocational Training

After a King’s speech identified the mismatch between training and education as one of the factors worsening unemployment, Loubna Tricha has been tasked with revamping the country’s vocational training to make it release graduates with skills that fit into job market needs. Loubna Tricha, who has worked with the senior management of Morocco’s state-owned phophates […]

Libya: Militias Force Nearly 2,000 to Leave their Long-established Shelters in Tripoli – UNHCR

Libyan militias have forced nearly 2,000 people from an ethnic minority, targeted for their alleged links to the former Gadaffi Government, to flee long-established shelters in the capital Tripoli, the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday. In an appeal for the respect of the human rights of families originating from the city of Tawergha, […]

Benin gets €80 million-loan from AfDB to upgrade Cotonou Port

Benin has secured an 80 million euros loan facility from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to improve and expand Cotonou harbor, one of the main maritime access points for landlocked countries in West Africa. The loan is split into two: €55 million from the African Development Bank and €25 million from Africa Growing Together Fund, […]