Africa Free-Trade-Area-agreement Kigali March 2018

Switzerland hands to Libya list of seized antiquities

The Swiss ambassador to Libya, Joseph Ringli, has surrendered to the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs a list of items, including antiquities belonging the North African country, seized inside Switzerland, Libya Observer reports. The announcement came in statements by the Director of the Antiquities Authority, Mohammed Faraj. Faraj indicated that appointments had been set with […]

Morocco to start building 5 new big dams in 2021

Morocco will start building in 2021 five large dams with a total storage capacity of 525 million m3 that will enable the Kingdom to improve its drinking water and irrigation capacities. The construction of these dams, to cost the state around $538 million, is part of the national drinking water supply and irrigation program 2020-2027, […]

Beijing wants Rabat to use its leverage to ensure success to upcoming China-Africa Forum

The Moroccan government has pledged to work with China and African countries to ensure success to the China-Africa Cooperation forum scheduled in Beijing in September. The pledge was made by Morocco’s top diplomat Nasser Bourita during talks held Wednesday in Rabat with Chinese Special Envoy for the Middle East Zhai Jun. The Chinese official said […]