“We are determined to combat the common enemy of desertification through coordinated, solidarity-based action”, said King Mohammed VI in a message addressed to the Summit on Drought & Sustainable Land Management which opened Monday in Abidjan. The royal message, which was read out by minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Forests Mohamed Sadiki, called for […]
Egypt’s interim government has announced that the presidential vote will be held earlier, before parliamentary poll, than as originally foretold by the militia-backed authorities. This decision is allegedly designed to encourage further speculations over whether army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will stand for presidency. The general is being supported by many groups after he […]
Head of Morocco’s BMCE Bank, the third largest bank in the country, criticized the sale of Saham insurance business to South Africa’s Sanlam as detrimental to Morocco’s interest. Speaking at a press conference, head of BMCE Othmane Benjeloun deplored the sale worth $1.1 billion on grounds that South Africa supports the Polisario separatists. “We end […]
