DRC consulate in Dakhla

Algeria: Zeroual being geared for presidency

Algeria’s former head of state from 1994 to 1999, Liamine Zeroual, has been tipped as a major contestant for the upcoming Algerian elections after pledges from different parts of the country continue to urge him to stand. He has not yet given a clue of his desires as he prepares to meet with the Movement […]

Morocco, UN Women sign MoU to strengthen women’s economic inclusion in fisheries

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) in Morocco and the Crédit Agricole du Maroc Group signed, on Wednesday in Agadir, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance financial education and economic inclusion for women working in the fisheries sector. The agreement, signed on the sidelines of Halieutis […]

Morocco’s ONCF to buy 168 trains from France’s Alstom, Spain’s CAF and South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem

Morocco’s ONCF has chosen France’s Alstom, Spain’s CAF, and South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem as manufacturers of its tender to buy 168 trains, including high-speed, intercity and urban trains. The new trains will help ONCF renew its existing fleet and accommodate for traffic growth, the rail operator said in a statement. It also added that the […]