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WB Lends Morocco $55 Mln for Youth Employment in Marrakesh-Safi Region

The World Bank has approved a $55 million loan to Morocco to enable the country develop youth employability programs in the Marrakesh-Safi region within the frame of a new project destined to provide economic support to youths. This project will combine training for lower skilled youth, support potential entrepreneurs and investments in local businesses in […]

Global Gateway: EU inks strategic partnerships on ‘Lobito Corridor’ in bid to counter China

The two-day Global Gateway Forum that wrapped up in Brussels on Thursday (26 October 2023) saw the European Union sign three strategic partnerships with its partners to develop critical raw materials value chains and boost transport connectivity. During the event, the 27-member bloc signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) — for a partnership on critical […]

Mauritania: Blogger imprisoned for blasphemy set free, goes to Senegal

Mauritanian blogger Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkheitir, initially sentenced to death for blasphemy, “regained his freedom” after more than five and a half years in detention and joined Senegal. He was “francophone Africa’s longest-held citizen-journalist,” stated Reporters Sans Frontières (Reporters Without Borders/RSF), which thanked all those who contributed to his release. The Mauritanian blogger was sued […]