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Moroccan H&S Invest Holding partners with French Casino Group to open over 210 convenience stores in Morocco

French retailer Casino group has partnered with Moroccan H&S Invest Holding to open more than 210 convenience stores under the Franprix and Monoprix brands across Morocco over the next ten years. The partnership agreement was signed Monday in Rabat by Moncef Belkhayat, President of H&S Invest Holding, and Philippe Palazzi, CEO of Groupe Casino. The […]

UN Chief castigates Algeria for its role in perpetuating Sahara conflict

In a report covering a decade of the UN action in the Sahara, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres deplored the destructive role played by Algeria in blocking a political solution to the over four-decade conflict. The report points out to the multiple efforts led by successive UN envoys citing the roundtables held in December 2018 […]

Concerned about Ebola, Uganda extends quarantine in outbreak epicenter for 21 days

Uganda has extended a quarantine placed on two districts that are the epicenter of the country’s Ebola outbreak by 21 days, with the government asserting its response to the disease was succeeding. The extension is “to further sustain the gains in control of Ebola that we have made, and to protect the rest of the […]