Locusts East Africa

UNCTAD: Morocco Attracts $2.7 Bln FDI in 2017

Foreign Direct Investment flows in Morocco increased by 23 per cent in 2017 to reach $2.7 billion, while FDI to the rest of North Africa dropped by 4 per cent, according to UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2018 (WIR). The FDI injected in the North African Kingdom went up thanks to considerable investment into new car […]

UN Resets Strategy to Address Root Causes of Sahel Crisis

The UN announced that it has revamped its Sahel strategy to better tackle the root causes of the crisis in a region beset by insecurity, climate change, poverty and extremism. “The Sahel is a priority for the Secretary-General and the entire United Nations system,” Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told a conference being held in Nouakchott, […]

Morocco’s King represented at inauguration ceremony of Angolan President

King Mohammed VI has been represented at the inauguration ceremony of the re-elected Angolan president, João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, by Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch. The President-elect of Angola Joao Lourenco took the oath of office for a second term as the nation’s president at a ceremony held in Luanda, the capital of Angola, Thursdsay. […]