French President Macron with Libyan officials

Morocco’s Al Boraq among six high speed trains chosen by UN to celebrate world sustainable transport day

The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) issued stamps on 26 November to commemorate World Sustainable Transport Day featuring six high-speed trains, including Al Boraq operated by Morocco’s national railway company. “Al Boraq”, the first of its kind in Africa, links the industrial hubs of Tangier to Casablanca through Kénitra and Rabat. The train travels at […]

Moroccan airline to open-up Marrakech for foreign tourists

hMoroccan airline RAM said it will launch four new routes linking Marrakech to European cities in a bid to help the company and the city recover from the coronavirus impact. RAM chief Abdelhamid Addou said the decision was taken following a meeting with tourism minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui and head of the national tourism promotion […]

US troops exit Niger’s Air Base 101 as Russia-backed Africa Corps look to expand footprint

The United States has completed the withdrawal of its military personnel from Niger’s Air Base 101 near the West African nation’s capital, Niamey, which comes ahead of its planned exit from another major drone base near the desert city of Agadez. A joint statement by Niger’s Defense Ministry and the US Department of Defense confirmed […]