Abdelaziz Bouteflika

Morocco, Germany’s KfW ink financing deals

Morocco and the German Development Bank (KfW) on Wednesday formalized three loan agreements totaling 250 million euros and two grant agreements amounting to 7 million euros. The agreements are earmarked for financing three pivotal projects focused on social protection, sustainable mobility, and irrigation. These agreements were signed in Rabat by Fouzi Lekjaa, Minister in charge […]

Togo unveils data of recent population census

Togo’s National Institute of Statistics and Economic and Demographic Studies (INSEED) presented Tuesday data of the recent population census, indicating that 8,095,498 live in the African country with women accounting for 51.3 per cent of the population. The census of the population was conducted from October 23 to November 16, 2022. Data presented by the […]

Merkel Refuses Algeria’s Invitation to Reschedule its Cancelled Visit

Angela Merkel has reportedly declined an invitation from Algerian authorities who called off in the last moment a visit by the German Chancellor last February due to the falling health of Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The Algerian press reported that Merkel was very upset with the last minute cancellation of the two-day visit during which […]