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Morocco’s Port of Nador Gets BERD Financial Support

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced a €200 million loan to state-owned “Société Nador West MED” to enable it finance the basic infrastructure for a new port on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco in the city of Nador. The development of the port is a major boost for eastern Morocco and […]

Morocco: Over 133,000 people applied to join military service

The restoration of military service in Morocco was met with success as 133,820 young people, including 13,614 women, voluntarily registered their names in the census lists. Girls made up 10.7% of total applicants according to a statement of the interior ministry which said that the list of the beneficiaries will be determined by local authorities. […]

Jihadi violence takes root in Benin, its spread worries West Africa

The jihadist violence, which has wracked much of West Africa’s inland Sahel region for more than the past seven years, is now spreading into the coastal states with Benin having recorded more attacks than any other coastal state in the region, experts say. Violence by extremists linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group in […]