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Morocco, one of quickest responders to Covid-19 Crisis – IMF

Morocco is among the countries that reacted the fastest to the Covid-19 crisis, said Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in an interview published by French magazine Le Point. The Kingdom has put in place several instruments of support and social protection, targeting mainly […]

Morocco Action Climate Plan Gets $200 Mln Boost from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has agreed to support Morocco’s action climate plan with a $200 million funding to help the Kingdom implement the updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0). This third generation of climate action plans under the Paris Agreement targets 2035 by raising significantly ambition to align with the 1.5°C goal, covering sectors […]

CAR Defense Minister to visit Russia next week amid talks for Moscow to set up military base

Defense Minister of the Central African Republic (CAR) Claude Rameaux Bireau is set to visit Russia next week amid talks between the two countries for Moscow to set up a military base in the African country now very close to Russian President Vladimir Putin. CAR ambassador to Russia Leon Dodonu-Punagaza told the media about the […]