Corporate council on Africa

Morocco-US military cooperation discussed with Congressmen delegation in Rabat

The strategic military partnership binding Morocco and the USA and the Roadmap for Defense Cooperation signed by the two countries were at the focus of a meeting that gathered Friday in Rabat Abdeltif Loudyi, Minister Delegate in charge of the National Defense Administration, and a visiting delegation of U.S. Congressmen. In compliance with royal instructions, […]

Tunisia: Kairouan governor fired over delays in construction of Saudi Arabia-funded health facility

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied removed Tuesday August 22 the governor of Kairouan governorate (Central Tunisia) because of delays in the construction of the King Salman Ibn Abdelaziz Teaching Hospital financed by the Saudi Development Fund. The removal came a day after a high-level meeting chaired by the President and attended by the governor Mohamed Bourguiba […]

Guinea Bissau plans to cut electricity prices by 50%

In Guinea Bissau, the government plans to cut electricity prices by 50 percent, Energy and Industry Minister António Serifo Embaló told reporters recently. According to Embaló, the country has the capacity to support this considerable drop in the cost of electricity. The government’s move will be made possible by using fuel oil instead of purchased […]