Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Centre (KAIPTC)

MEDays Forum: Morocco emerges as Africa’s premier investment hub

The 17th MEDays Forum commenced in Tangier, gathering over 7,000 participants from more than 120 countries to address global economic challenges under the theme “Fractures and Polarization: Reinventing the Global Equation.” A prominent opening panel positioned Morocco as Africa’s most reliable investment destination. Former Kenyan Foreign Minister Raphael Tuju congratulated Morocco on recent United Nations […]

Morocco: Attijariwafa Bank Eyes Takeover of Barclays’ Egypt Branch

Morocco’s leading banking group, Attijariwafa bank, has submitted a bid to take over British Barclay’s Egypt branch, a source close to the Moroccan institution told Reuters. The transaction has been estimated at $400 million. Barclay has decided to get rid of its Egypt’s branch as part of structural adjustment policy in a move to generate […]

Côte d’Ivoire: Alassane Ouattara reverses his decision, enters presidential race

The outgoing Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara announced on Thursday his candidacy for a third term in the presidential election to be held next October. He had initially said he would not stand for re-election, leaving his runner-up Amadou Gon Coulibaly to wear the colors of the ruling Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP). […]