Mauritanian businessman Mohamed Ould bouamatou

Morocco, Africa’s Commercial Gateway- Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council published a paper highlighting the pertinence of Morocco’s African foreign policy led by King Mohammed VI which made the Kingdom the commercial gateway to the continent. The analysis dubbed “Africa’s Economic Prospects in 2017: Ten Countries to Watch”, contrasts the low growth in the main continent’s economic hubs with the success of […]

Sudan: Egyptian embassy staff member killed in fighting

Mohamad El-Gharawi, a staff member of the Egyptian embassy in Khartoum was killed in the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, the Egyptian Foreign ministry announced this Monday. Gharawi was slain on the way from his residence to the embassy headquarters to follow up on evacuation procedures for Egyptians […]

Moroccan-Portuguese Undersea Electricity Link to Cost €700 mln

The first results of the feasibility study on the undersea power grid linking Morocco and Portugal are so far promising. The inter-continental electricity link, expected to be operational by 2020, can be achieved for a total cost of €700 million. The results of the study will be fully unveiled in two or three months, said […]