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Morocco, Germany’s KfW ink financing deals

Morocco and the German Development Bank (KfW) on Wednesday formalized three loan agreements totaling 250 million euros and two grant agreements amounting to 7 million euros. The agreements are earmarked for financing three pivotal projects focused on social protection, sustainable mobility, and irrigation. These agreements were signed in Rabat by Fouzi Lekjaa, Minister in charge […]

Morocco’s First High-Speed Train to Be Inaugurated Nov. 15

Morocco’s high-speed train, the first of its kind in Africa, will be inaugurated on Nov.15th in the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron at the invitation of King Mohammed VI, according to Reuters news agency which cited the French Presidency. Some Moroccan local media also reported the news. This landmark project in the Moroccan-French relations […]

Mauritania orders action over Nouakchott substation fires

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has directed the Government to fully implement recommendations from an independent inquiry into fires at two electrical transformer substations in Nouakchott. The fires occurred at the Nouakchott-North and Nouakchott-West substations on August 18 and 21, 2026, respectively, causing extensive damage and disrupting electricity supply. Prime Minister El Moctar […]