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PSA-Peugeot Citroën Aims at Producing 100.000 cars in Morocco by 2019

French automaker PSA-Peugeot Citroen announced that it will reach a production capacity of 100,000 cars by 2019 in its Kenitra plant, that is a figure 10,000 higher than the previous expectations. “We have announced that 90,000 cars will be made in the first phase, but in reality we can reach an annual production capacity of […]

Madagascar: incumbent Rajoelina confident he is ‘going to win’ in 16 November presidential vote

With voters in Madagascar readying to cast their ballot in the upcoming presidential election, the incumbent President, Andry Rajoelina, has expressed little doubt in a recent interview with the media about who the winner will be, despite facing a turbulent path to re-election as protests and legal challenges have rocked the political landscape in the […]

Mauritania: Appeal trial of former President Ould Abdel Aziz opens

The appeal trial of former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz opened Wednesday in Nouakchott. He is accused of abusing his power to amass a huge fortune. The former Head of State, who ruled this largely desert country of 4.5 million people from 2008 to 2019, was sentenced at first instance to 5 years in […]