Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development

Sweden’s SKF Invests $4.9 Mln in Factory in Morocco

SKF, the world’s biggest bearings maker, announced on Monday a $4.9 million investment earmarked for building a manufacturing site in Tangier in Morocco. The Swedish company said the plant will enable it to meet growing demand for magnetic bearings used in turbomachinery and other high-speed applications, including hydrogen gas liquification and for oil-free industrial compressors. […]

ECOWAS Weighs Benefits of Morocco’s Membership

The West Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has underscored in a 66-page impact study that Morocco is welcome to the bloc provided that its membership proceeds gradually. Jeune Afrique magazine, which gained access to the impact study that was submitted to the heads of state of the ECOWAS, said that the conclusions are […]

Tunisia: Iraq hands Tunisian national death sentence for fighting for ISIS

An Iraqi court has sentenced to hanging a Tunisian national for fighting for the Islamic state group (ISIS). The verdict announced Wednesday charged Briri, aged 24, for fighting for the terror group. The man was among 12 French nationals extradited from Syria to Iraq according to the AFP. A Bagdad court also sentenced two French […]