EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell

Morocco’s new 2020 budget puts social services at core of priorities – Minister

The coronavirus outbreak has caused a surge in spending and a drop in revenues for state coffers pushing the government to review the targets and spending schemes under the 2020 budget while maintaining priority for social spending. The administration has adopted austerity measures to reduce unnecessary spending saving some $200 million that was scheduled for […]

Morocco’s ONCF Awards Alstom €130 Mln Contract For 30 Electric Locomotives

French train manufacturer Alstom has won a €130 Mln contract awarded by Moroccan National Railway Operator ONCF for the purchase of 30 electric Prima locomotives. The ONCF had launched in March 2017 an international tender for this project. Alstom pledges to ensure service and maintenance of the 30 Prima M4 locomotives after their delivery. The […]

Sudan: WHO Reports Hospital Strike Killed 64 as War Toll Rises

A strike on a hospital in Sudan has killed 64 people and injured 89 others, the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed over the week-end, with 13 children among the dead.   The attack occurred last Friday, targeting Al Daein Teaching Hospital in East Darfur. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described the incident as devastating, […]