UN 75th General Assembly

Germany contributes €571 million to Morocco’s reforms implementation

Germany will contribute €571 million to the implementation of Morocco’s reforms seeking to improve business and investment climate, update the financial sector and strengthen advanced regionalization. The reform partnership MoU, signed Friday in Berlin, falls in the frame of the G20 Initiative Compact with Africa and aims at developing further the potential of the private […]

France: Valls quits Matignon to run for President

French socialist Prime Minister Manuel Valls Monday resigned from his position as he announced his candidacy for the country’s top job. “I have learned a lot from my countrymen, so yes, I am candidate for the presidency,” Valls told his supporters at Evry (15 miles from Paris). “I have that force in me, the willingness […]

Niger junta closes airspace as ECOWAS appears divided on military intervention

Niger’s coup leaders have closed the country’s airspace, thus further escalating regional tensions after the coup two weeks ago, but support for ECOWAS military intervention to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum seems to be waning, revealing differences of opinion among the 15 West African member states on how to proceed. Niger’s airspace has been closed […]