Morocco-undivided map adopted by arab league

G5-sahel initiative garners increasing support

The newly-established G5-joint force, set up by Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger to combat terrorism and transnational organized crime and to promote stability and development in the region is gaining increasing support, given the challenges facing the restive region. While the European Union has already committed $56 million to the Sahel force, on […]

Guinea takes control of MTN Subsidiary Areeba Guinea, faces challenge of modernizing telecom operator

The Guinean Government has taken control of the telecommunications operator Areeba Guinea, previously owned by the South African group MTN. This move asserts Guinea’s sovereignty over its telecommunications sector, but the real challenge will be revitalising an operator that has fallen behind in modernizing its infrastructure. MTN Guinea had a 21% market share in the […]

Marrakech Hosts Global Forum on Investments in Food & Agriculture

Public funding alone is not enough to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) said participants in the Global Forum organized Tuesday in Marrakech by the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD), FAO and EU. They also called on international financial institutions to leverage private investments to tackle global challenges in food and agriculture. The […]