Morocco slams as ‘unfounded’ reports accusing it of mass dog culling

Morocco’s interior ministry has dismissed as “unfounded” the reports on international media claiming the country was planning a mass culling of stray dogs ahead of the World Cup in 2030. The Daily Mail, a UK tabloid, and other like-minded outlets published one-sided reports mentioning a Moroccan campaign to clean up cities of 3 million dogs. […]

French Axens to launch new refinery in Nigeria

France’s largest hydrocarbons group Axens and the Nigerian conglomerate BUA signed a partnership contract on Tuesday in Paris to carry out the first stage of a refinery project which will be located in Akwa Ibom State, in south-eastern Nigeria. Nigeria, the continent’s leading crude oil producer but which imports almost all of its fuel, seeks […]

President of Moroccan Football Federation Elected Member of CAF Executive Committee

The President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), Fouzi Lekjaa, was elected member of the Executive Committee of CAF, during the 39th Ordinary General Assembly of the continent’s soccer governing body held in the Ethiopian capital. Fouzi Lekjaa toppled incumbent Mohamed Raouraoua, Presi-dent of the Algerian football federation by 41 votes to seven for […]