In a historic shift for West Africa’s political landscape, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has begun relocating key institutions from Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger — nations that formally withdrew from the bloc earlier this year to form the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). During an extraordinary session in Accra, ECOWAS Council […]
The Moroccan national police in Oujda, eastern Morocco, seized, Friday evening, 20 kg of gold plates and nearly €2.500 million supposedly coming from criminal activities. In a press release, the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN) indicates that the research and investigations carried out in this case made it possible to arrest four individuals for […]
The World Bank has approved a $400 million loan in support of Morocco’s social protection reforms and strengthening the resilience of households to the pandemic repercussions. This project supports Morocco’s response to the pandemic as well as its plans to build a broad, effective and vital safety net system for vulnerable populations, the World Bank […]
