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Mauritania: Business tycoon Bouamatou returns home after prosecution scraped charges

Mohamed Ould Bouamatou, Mauritania’s most successful businessman, returned home from a decade-long exile, after corruption and fiscal fraud charges against him were dropped last month. The owner of GBM bank and the BSA group landed in capital Nouakchott Monday night onboard a private jet, Le360.ma reports. Bouamatou fled Mauritania in early 2010 after falling out […]

American GE Vernova Joins Xlinks Morocco-UK Power Project

American company GE Gernova has decided to join the Xlinks Morocco-UK power project with a $10.2 million investment injected in this ambitious project expected to produce affordable and clean energy. Once complete, the Project’s wind and solar generation, combined with flexible battery storage, is expected to supply 3.6 gigawatts (GW) and deliver approximately 8% of […]

International Narcotics Control Board hails Morocco’s anti-drug trafficking efforts

The International Narcotics Control Board has commended the sustained efforts engaged by Morocco in its fight against drugs trafficking and consumption, praising the country’s strategy focusing on prevention and treatment of addiction. In its 2019 report, INCB says Morocco’s drugs control strategy 2019-2029 includes several measures to monitor and address health consequences related to drug […]