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Moroccan BCP group approves loans for road projects in Côte d’Ivoire

In Côte d’Ivoire, Banque Atlantique, a subsidiary of Morocco’s Banque Centrale Populaire Group, has provided a loan of 32.5 billion CFA francs to the Yamoussoukro road infrastructure rehabilitation project. The loan was attributed to FPO Africa, one of the leading local construction companies in Côte d’Ivoire as part of a public-private partnership (PPP) with the […]

Morocco: Territorial Management, no Longer the Preserve of Men

For the first time in Morocco’s history, a woman has been appointed earlier this month Wali (senior prefect) of the north-western region of Gharb -Chrarda- Beni Hssen. The appointment of Zineb El Adaoui to the position, the only woman out of the 15 appointed Walis, is considered a milestone in a process initiated over a […]

UN Secretary General Appoints Canada’s Colin Stewart MINURSO Chief

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres appointed Canadian diplomat Colin Stewart as his Special Representative for the Sahara and Chief of the UN mission, the MINURSO. Stewart succeeds his fellow countrywoman Kim Bolduc, who finished her mission as MINURSO chief on Nov. 22, said UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric in the daily press briefing. “The Secretary General […]