French AFD funds training program for museum & heritage professions in Africa

The French Development Agency (AFD) has earmarked €300,000 to fund a pan-African training program for museum and heritage professions in Africa to be spearheaded by Morocco’s National Museum Foundation (FNM). The grant-related agreement was signed Monday in Rabat by French Foreign Minister Jean Yves le Drian, President of the FNM Mehdi Qotbi, and AFD Director […]

Tunisia sentences four youth to 20 years in prison for drug trafficking

The Tunis court of first instance sentenced Tuesday four young men to 20 years in prison for forming a drug trafficking network in the capital, Tunisie Numerique reports.   The defendants, according to the investigative media, brought into the country the drug from a country in the Maghreb region, through the North-East governorates. They had […]

Marrakech Hosts 21st WB-IMF Annual Meetings

The Moroccan tourist city of Marrakech will host the joint annual meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in October 2021. The decision was made by the Boards of Governors of the two institutions. It shows the trust Morocco enjoys at the international scene. The joint WB-IMF meetings bring […]