multinational aerospace and transportation company Bombardier said it will set up a rail factory in Morocco worth €60 million with a potential to employ 2000 people by 2020. The announcement was made by head of Bombardier activities in Morocco Taoufiq Boussaid, who was speaking at the Rail Industry Summit in Casablanca. He said that Bombardier […]
A cultural conference meant to celebrate Algerian-Lebanese ties took a dramatic turn on September 23 when Algeria’s ambassador to Lebanon, Kamel Bouchama, launched into a controversial and inflammatory speech that included personal insults directed at US President Donald Trump. The remarks, widely condemned as undiplomatic and inappropriate, have triggered embarrassment in Beirut, concern in Washington, […]
Armed conflicts are leaving millions of African children without education as 14,300 schools had to close by June this year due to wars, The Norwegian Refugee Council said. The Shael countries of Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Niger and Chad were among the worst hit along with the DRC and Cameroon. School closure impacted at least 2.8 […]
