Moroccan Najat Rochdi has been appointed by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres as his new Deputy Special Representative for the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). She will also serve as United Nations Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator and Resident Representative of the UN Development Programme (UNDP). Ms. Rochdi replaces Fabrizio […]
Mali’s ruling junta has asked prosecutors to probe the UN peacekeeping mission MINUSMA for “espionage” just days after the government in Bamako called on the United Nations to withdraw its peacekeeping mission from the West African country “without delay,” denouncing its “failure” to respond to security challenges. These accusations come following a UN report which […]
Moroccan bank BMCE Bank of Africa and its leasing subsidiary Maghrebail received a €35 million loan granted by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB). The three financial institutions are teaming up to strengthen sustainable energy measures in Morocco, with the support of […]
