AfDB contributes $220 mln to Improve Industrial Competiveness in Morocco

The African Development Bank (AfDB) last week announced a contribution of $220 million to implement a results-oriented program intended to improve territorial competitiveness in Morocco. The program, part of Morocco’s efforts to implement its industrial acceleration plan at the level of regions, is aimed at setting up new industrial poles, attracting private investors and generating […]

Negotiations underway on the deployment of Arab forces along the Egypt-Gaza border

Negotiations are reportedly advancing on a potential deployment of Arab forces along the Egypt-Gaza border, specifically in the Philadelphia Corridor, as part of post-conflict arrangements for the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli media reports on December 11. The proposal, spearheaded by the United Arab Emirates, has been presented to Egypt following discussions with several Arab […]

Beninese President’s parties took 77% of seats in communal elections

The provisional results of May 17 communal elections in Benin announced by the Electoral Commission in the early hours of Thursday show that the Progressive Union and the Republican Bloc, the two parties of the Head of State, Patrice Talon, took 77% of the 1,815 seats at stake, i.e. 1,555 seats. ‘‘La Force Cauris pour […]