Mauritania, Togo contemplate ways to bolster relations

Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani and his visiting counterpart from Togo Faure Gnassigbe held Monday talks on means to improve relations between the two countries, reports say. Togo’s leader arrived Monday in capital Nouakchott for a visit. The purpose of the trip has not been revealed. The discussions according to media reports took place […]

AfDB approves €205 mln-loan for Morocco’s rail expansion

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved €205 million ($234 million) in financing for Morocco to help extend the country’s high-speed rail network and upgrade infrastructure along one of its busiest transport corridors. The financing is aimed at increasing capacity and improving operational performance on the Kenitra-Marrakech railway corridor, a key route for passenger and […]

New Foundation Confirms Morocco’s Role as a Bastion of Moderate Islam

Morocco’s King officially launched on Monday evening the Mohammed VI Foundation for African scholars tasked with boosting scientific and cultural reflection on Islam and spreading tolerant Islam in Africa. The foundation, which is part of Morocco’s strategy to fight extremism and religious fanaticism through spreading moderate Islam, is meant to foster coordination between all African […]