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Morocco’s king pleads for a new industrial era ensuring sovereignty, enhancing resilience, increasing competitiveness

King Mohammed VI has pleaded for a new industrial era that seeks to ensure Morocco’s sovereignty in the sector, enhance its resilience, and increase its competitiveness. In a message addressed to participants in the “First National Industry Day” which kicked off Wednesday in Casablanca, the Sovereign stressed the importance of being “fully prepared to enter […]

French development agency injects $170 million to stabilize power supply in Nigeria

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has officially launched a $170 million power transmission project. The project called the Abuja Feeding Scheme is financed by the French Development Agency (AFD) and provides for building five transmission substations over a 24-month period. The move will help Africa’s most populous nation to stabilize the quality of power […]

Tunisia to be designated U.S major non-NATO ally, Obama tells Essebsi

Tunisia will join Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, and Morocco as the fifth Arab country to be designated as a major non-NATO ally of the U.S. The announcement was made by President Barack Obama after a meeting with Tunisia’s President Essebsi, on his first visit to the U.S since his election last year. President Obama said the […]