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AfDB approves $1.5 million emergency grant to curb desert locusts ravaging East & Horn of Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) last week approved a $1.5 million emergency relief grant to assist nine countries in the East and Horn of Africa on the control of swarms of desert locusts that are threatening livelihoods and food security. The nine beneficiary countries are Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda and […]

Collaboration between Spain’s Guardia Civil and Morocco’s DGST led to arrest of 8 terror suspects

The security services of the Spanish Civil Guard and Morocco’s General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) announced on Friday having arrested a group of eight terror suspects in a joint operation. The operation led by the Guardia Civil, in collaboration with the DGST, resulted in the arrest of a group of young people who had […]

Automotive Industry: Faurecia expands presence in Morocco with 4th plant

The French automotive tech company Faurecia, one of the world’s leading automotive suppliers, is set to open its fourth factory in Morocco, expanding thus its presence in the Kingdom. A memorandum of understanding relating to the creation of the new plant which will produce textile and leather covers for automotive seats, was signed last week […]