The coup in Niger has drawn strong condemnation from much of the international community, but most notably the United States and France, which have troops stationed there, as Niger’s putschists on Monday accused the former colonial ruler, France, of wanting to “intervene militarily” to reinstate the country’s deposed president. West African leaders on Sunday (30 […]
Morocco’s agriculture ministry strongly denied reports on foreign media and social media claiming the Kingdom’s exported strawberries are infected with hepatitis A. The ministry’s strong rejection of such allegations followed a similar denial by Morocco’s food safety agency which conducted tests on the strawberries unveiling the fallacy of the rumors spread on social media. The […]
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC, the United Arab Emirates’ second-biggest shariah-compliant lender, is planning expansion in Africa markets to tap demand in countries with a large Muslim population. In Africa, The bank has “looked closely” at Algeria and Morocco, Chief Executive Officer Tirad Mahmoud told reporters. “We are actively visiting locations where we may be […]
