Senegal proposes diaspora bank to enhance investments, lower transfer costs

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko revived last week a proposal to create a bank dedicated to the Senegalese diaspora. This initiative aims to channel the significant funds sent home by Senegalese expatriates into impactful and sustainable projects, reported Ecofin agency. The diaspora sends over $2.9 billion annually to Senegal, representing about 12% of the country’s […]

Moroccan, Spanish Interior Ministers Want Promotion of Legal Migration

Migration topped the agenda of a meeting between Interior ministers of Morocco and Spain Abdelouafi Laftit and Fernando Grande-Marlaska who both stressed on Saturday in Madrid the need for promoting legal migration as Spain became the main gate for illegal crossings to Europe. The Spanish minister told the press following the meeting that both countries […]

Rabat and Rome agree to step up cooperation against terrorism, illegal migration & transnational organized crime

Morocco and Italy have agreed to strengthen further cooperation ties to counter common challenges, including terrorist threats, illegal migration and Transnational Organized Crime. The agreement was reached during the meeting held Tuesday in Rabat between Moroccan interior minister Abdelouafi Laftit and Italian peer Matteo Piantedosi. The two ministers discussed bilateral relations and regional issues of […]