Mauritanian ex president Ould Abdealziz

UN: New York hosts seminar on autonomy & foreign direct investment promotion

An international research seminar on the theme of “territorial autonomy: the promotion of foreign direct investment”, held in New York Monday provided a platform to compare the Morocco-proposed Autonomy Initiative for the Sahara region with other autonomy experiences in the world, particularly with regard to the promotion of foreign direct investments in the autonomous regions […]

Morocco to Welcome Home Peacekeeping Contingent after End of UN Mission in Côte d’Ivoire

The United Nations Operations in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) has completed its mission after 14 years of presence in the West African country with the majority of its uniformed personnel to depart by 15 February, including the Moroccan contingent. Moroccan peacekeepers have been deployed as part of the UN mission in Côte d’Ivoire since 2004 where […]

Géant Casino unveils around $64m expansion plan in Egypt

French hypermarket Géant Casino will invest about $64 million (EGP 1 billion) in Egypt as part of an expansion plan, reports say. The company, a subsidiary of Groupe Casino, as part of the plans, will open 15 new supermarkets, hypermarkets, and express markets in the Arab country. The announcement came the company inaugurated its first […]