Zaina Nyiramatama Appointed Rwanda’s New Ambassador to Morocco

OCP, NBA team up to promote youth empowerment through sports in Morocco, Rwanda

OCP Group and the National Basketball Association (NBA) tied a new multiyear partnership aiming at expanding the NBA Junior League programs in Morocco and Rwanda, but also at building new basketball courts in Khouribga and Benguerir (Morocco) and in Kigali, the Rwandan capital, while using the transformative power of basketball to empower Moroccan and Rwandan […]

France-Africa: Société Générale pulls out of four African countries

Paris-based multinational financial services company, Société Générale, also known as SocGen, has withdrawn from four African countries, namely Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Mauritania. The company announced this Thursday that it has signed agreements with two pan-African banking groups for the sale of its subsidiaries in the four African countries. The company has not disclosed […]

Sahara: UN Extends MINURSO Mandate by Another Six Months

The United Nations Security Council decided on Wednesday to extend the mandate of the MINURSO until April 30 next year, calling upon all involved parties in the Sahara conflict to engage constructively in resumed talks planned for the end of 2018. The Council adopted resolution 2440 (2018), welcoming the decisions by Morocco, Algeria, Polisario and […]