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Nigeria’s state-owned oil giant launches its first drilling site in country’s north

Drilling for oil and gas began in Nigeria’s northeast this week, a first for the African oil giant, NNPC, which has exploited large deposits in the south for decades and whose production is declining. During a visit in the Kolmani field, located in Gombe and Bauchi states, to inaugurate the drilling site, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu […]

IFC Supports Morocco’s women-led Businesses & Agri-SMEs with $300 Mln Risk-Sharing Facility

Morocco’s national credit guarantee institution, Tamwilcom, has partnered with International Finance Corportation (IFC) to expand access to finance to small & medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including women-led businesses, agricultural enterprises, and firms operating within supply chains. Under the partnership, IFC will provide Tamwilcom $300 million risk-sharing facility (RSF) to enable the Moroccan lending institution to diversify […]

Morocco recovers 25,500 rare archaeological pieces seized in France in 2005 – 2006

Nearly 25,500 rare archaeological pieces relating mainly to the prehistorical and paleontology era, which were seized by French Customs in 2005 and 2006, were returned to Morocco on Thursday. A ceremony took place Thursday at the Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean (MuCEM) in Marseille during which the pieces were handed over to […]