AFDB-Morocco seminar

Casablanca Police seize 3.5 tons of cannabis resin, two traffickers arrested

Moroccan police seized Sunday 3.5 tons of cannabis resin onboard a truck at the Tit Mellil motorway toll station near the city of Casablanca. The truck was coming from a city in northern Morocco. Police arrested the driver of the truck and a female passenger for her alleged involvement in the case. Both suspects have […]

Africa’s first global climate investor roadshow ahead of COP 27 held in Ethiopia

Ahead of COP27 to take place in Egypt in November 2022, the first African Regional Roundtable on Climate Initiatives took place  July 1-3 in Ethiopia’s capital, focusing on how to chart a new and sustainable economic model, accelerate financial flows to the projects needed to reduce emissions, build climate resilience, and advance the 2030 Sustainable […]

Trump administration eyes sweeping Africa travel ban expansion

The Trump administration is considering a dramatic expansion of its travel ban, potentially targeting 36 additional countries — 25 of them in Africa — with full or partial visa restrictions, according to a leaked State Department cable. Signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the memo cites a 60-day deadline for affected nations to meet […]