World Bank Supports Morocco’s Municipal Solid Waste Management with $250 Mln Funding

The World Bank has approved a $250 million loan to help Morocco improve solid waste management which is facing environmental and financial challenges. Moroccan cities are home to more than 60 percent of the population and are key engines of growth for the country. Municipal solid waste management has been among the Government of Morocco’s […]

Botswana threats to severe ties with diamond giant De Beers

Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has warned that his country may sever ties with diamond giant De Beers if talks to renegotiate a sales deal prove unfavorable to his government, AFP reports. Masisi also called on the nation to rally behind his government as it tries to hammer out a better deal. The country is Africa’s […]

UN: New York hosts seminar on autonomy & foreign direct investment promotion

An international research seminar on the theme of “territorial autonomy: the promotion of foreign direct investment”, held in New York Monday provided a platform to compare the Morocco-proposed Autonomy Initiative for the Sahara region with other autonomy experiences in the world, particularly with regard to the promotion of foreign direct investments in the autonomous regions […]