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Denmark says it plans to close embassies in Mali and Burkina Faso

Denmark has become the latest western country to close its embassies in Mali and Burkina Faso. The decision was announced by the Danish foreign ministry as part of a new African strategy that includes opening new embassies in Rwanda, Tunisia, and Senegal. Mali and Burkina Faso are ruled by military juntas together with their ally […]

COP22: WB & Morocco to establish GGIF for Africa fund to boost green economy in Africa

Morocco and the World Bank Wednesday agreed during the finance summit of the UN conference on climate change (COP22) in Marrakech to launch the “Green Growth Infrastructure Facility for Africa” tasked to spur green economy on the African continent and pull together environment-friendly private and public investments. GGIF for Africa is first true green economy […]

Morocco-COVID-19: State of health emergency extended until Nov. 30

The Council of Government, convened Thursday in Rabat, decided to extend the state of health emergency throughout the country until November 30, 2021, as part of efforts to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.   The state of health emergency has been extended for one month instead of two, as was previously the case, […]