US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken

Ivorian court bars top opposition leader Tidjane Thiam from presidential race

In a ruling that has stirred political controversy across Ivory Coast, a national court on Tuesday (22 April) disqualified opposition leader Tidjane Thiam from running in the country’s October presidential election, citing the loss of his Ivorian nationality. Thiam, former CEO of Credit Suisse and newly appointed leader of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast […]

Electronics: French Exxelia opens new manufacturing plant in Morocco

  French Exxelia Group, a global leader in electronics, has opened on Thursday a manufacturing plant in the Moroccan city of Mohammedia, near Casablanca, consolidating the country’s industrial ecosystem and competitive edge. The 10,000 m2 industrial facility, which employs 700 persons, specializes in the manufacturing and assembly of a wide range of electronic components, including […]

Burkina Faso: Moroccan Addoha Group Launches Construction of New Cement Plant

Morocco’s Addoha group has launched, through its subsidiary CIMAF, the construction of a new cement plant with an output capacity of 700,000 tons per year. The plant, located in Bobo-Dioulasso, the second the city of the West African country, will cost about €25 million and will be completed in 18 months. The new plant will […]