Morocco has launched an ambitious MAD 28 billion ($2.8 billion) “Airports 2030” investment program aimed at more than doubling its passenger capacity to 80 million annually by the end of the decade, Transport and Logistics Minister Abdessamad Kayouh announced. The centerpiece of the plan is a new Casablanca airport constructed on 800 hectares adjacent to […]
Following the high instructions of King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces, the joint Moroccan-US exercise “African Lion 2021” will take place on June 7-18, 2021, in the regions of Agadir, Tifnit, Tan Tan, Mehbes, Tafraout, Ben Guerir and Kenitra, and will involve thousands of troops from […]
The independent electoral body in Benin (CENA) announced Wednesday provisional results of January 8 legislatives with parties allied to President Patrice Talon winning the majority of seats in the 109-seat legislature. Progressive Union for Renewal (UP-R), led by former Justice Minister Joseph Djogenou, is credited with 37.56 of votes, accounting for 53 seats. Republican Bloc […]
