About 500 people stormed Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla on Tuesday (18 March), which is the largest number to force their way across the border in almost a decade as increasing naval patrols discourage entry into the territory by sea. Spain has two enclaves in Morocco – Melilla and Ceuta – and migrants mainly […]
The $4.8 billion strategic investment fund, set up part of a stimulus package of 120 billion dirhams ($12.8 bln) to help the economy recover from the coronavirus impact, will give priority to productive activities and back up the financing of major investment projects, said, on Tuesday in Rabat, Minister of Economy & finance Mohamed Benchaâboun. […]
Russia has re-opened its Embassy in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou, nearly 32 years after shutting down the mission. This comes amid growing ties between the two countries. Russia’s Ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso, Alexei Saltykov witnessed the ceremony alongside his host, Burkina Faso’s top diplomat, Karamoko Jean Marie Traore. The Russian diplomat underscored […]
