Beirut blasts

King Mohammed VI expresses Morocco’s readiness to bolster brotherly, age-old ties with Guinea

King Mohammed VI has sent a message of congratulations to President of the Transition, Head of State of Guinea, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, on his country’s National Day, wherein he expressed Morocco’s readiness to bolster the brotherly and age-old ties binding the two countries.   “I would like to express the high regard I have for […]

AFD supports Casablanca tramway company with €100 Mln loan

The Casablanca tramway company announced on Monday it secured a €100 million loan from the French Development Agency (AFD) for the building of two new lines (T3 & T4) to improve public urban transport in Morocco’s biggest city. The AFD financial support to the expansion of Casablanca Tramway network also includes a €500,000 grant to […]

Is Algeria the Odd One Out in the Arab Spring?

In many ways, it appears as if Algeria is weathering the Arab Spring fairly well. Despite its sheer size, it has dodged the cycle of demonstrations and upheaval, even though the Arab Spring started right in the next door Tunisia. Its long-term president Abdelaziz Bouteflika has maintained a façade of democracy, though his tenure has […]