Morocco rural electrification

Moroccan football federation, private sector firms partner to promote younger footballers’ training

The Moroccan football federation (FRMF), Moroccan fertilizer giant OCP, Taqa Morocco, and other private firms partnered to set up a Fund that would be tasked with training younger footballers. The partnership also involves 11 football clubs who agreed to offer their stadiums and infrastructure to the new Fund. These clubs will also delegate training to […]

Benin, Niger trade accusations as oil row escalates

Benin accused Niger of sending secret agents to spy in its Seme port where a Chinese-built pipeline was supposed to begin exporting Nigerien gas, before it was blocked by Beninese authorities last month. The arrest of five Nigerien nationals marks a new escalatory move in the standoff between the two ECOWAS neighbors. Benin said the […]

French Court Finds Moroccan Boxer Guilty of Libel against King’s Private Secretary

A Moroccan boxer who claimed having been tortured in Morocco was found guilty of libel against the King’s private Secretary Mounir El Majidi. The Paris Tribunal de Grande Instance, which issued its ruling on Wednesday, fined the boxer Zakaria Moumni to €1,000 in damages for defamation. Zakaria Moumni, a confirmed liar, had filed a complaint […]