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Morocco, India to ease visa procedures

Morocco and India expressed willingness to ease visa procedures notably for businessmen and tourists, Morocco’s foreign ministry said. This came during a videoconference between Morocco’s foreign minister and his Indian peer Subrahmanyam Jaishankar who expressed satisfaction at the growing ties between the two countries as evidenced by the signing of some forty agreements and memorandums […]

Lome-based BOAD provides $15.3m credit facility for Golden Tulip Akwaba hotel project in Côte d’Ivoire

The West African Development Bank – BOAD- has provided $15.3 million credit facility for Golden Tulip Akwaba hotel project in the Ivorian economic capital Abidjan, whose foundation was laid in December last year. The bank announced the credit facility this week adding that the loan will be used to build and exploit the future infrastructure. […]

Law Criminalizing Violence against Women Enters into Force in Morocco

As soon as a law criminalizing violence against women has entered into force this week, already three complaints were filed by women claiming to have been harassed. The law, passed last February, includes a ban on forced marriage, sexual harassment in public places, and tougher penalties for certain forms of violence. Although it has been […]