AFDB & Morocco

Burkinabe junta leader prioritizes security over elections, plans constitutional changes

Burkina Faso’s junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore, who came to power in a 2022 coup, has said that elections in the country are “not a priority” compared to “security,” despite the military leadership’s earlier pledges to return to democracy with presidential elections by July 2024. “It’s not a priority, I’ll tell you that clearly, it’s […]

King Mohammed VI receives message from Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi

King Mohammed VI received Wednesday a message from Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Sheikh Mohammed ben Zayed Al Nahyan. The message, whose contents were not disclosed, was conveyed to the Monarch by UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdallah Ben Zayed Al-Nahyane during an audience at the Royal […]

Senegal gets €76m credit facility from WADB for two development projects

Senegal has secured a €76-million credit facility from Lome-based West African Development Bank (French acronym BOAD) for the implementation of two development projects. The bank okayed the loan during its 137th extraordinary summit that took place on September 20 in Cote d’Ivoire. The first project, valued at €23 million, concerns the construction and exploitation of […]