migrants in Morocco

Tanger-Med port expected to outperform Mediterranean ports in 2020

Container activity of Tangier-Med Port Complex is expected to exceed the threshold of 5.7 million TEUs container on December 31st, a 18 pc increase compared to 2019, a performance never reached by Mediterranean ports. According to Tanger Med Port Authority (TMPA), the level of productivity has also broken records this year. To date, the bar […]

Germany Pledges Million Euros for G5-Sahel; French Senator Pleads for a Marshall Plan for West Africa

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday promised millions of Euros in new German aid to support the G5-sahel countries in their fight against terrorism, while a French Senator, Nathalie Goulet, pleaded for a Marshall plan for West Africa. The Chancellor who started Wednesday a visit to Burkina Faso, part of a West Africa tour that […]

Trump Formally Launches US-Kenya Trade Deal Talks

The United States and Kenya on Thursday agreed to launch negotiations that could lead to the first US bilateral trade deal with a sub-Saharan African country. The announcement, made at a White House meeting between Trump and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, directs US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to issue a formal notification to Congress under […]