Iberia

French AFD funds training program for museum & heritage professions in Africa

The French Development Agency (AFD) has earmarked €300,000 to fund a pan-African training program for museum and heritage professions in Africa to be spearheaded by Morocco’s National Museum Foundation (FNM). The grant-related agreement was signed Monday in Rabat by French Foreign Minister Jean Yves le Drian, President of the FNM Mehdi Qotbi, and AFD Director […]

South Sudan, China to boost cooperation in oil sector

Chinese and South Sudanese officials last weekend emphasized their commitment to resuming and increasing production at South Sudanese oilfields and protecting the environment. The commitments were made during meetings between executives of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and visiting Minister of Petroleum of South Sudan, Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth. The meetings discussed issues ranging from […]

Ukraine to top agenda of EBRD meeting in Marrakech

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is holding its first in-person annual meetings since 2019 in Marrakech with the war in Ukraine expected to dominate discussions. The event will bring together representatives from the Bank’s 73 country and institutional shareholders on May 10-12. King Mohammed VI has given his high patronage to the EBRD’s […]