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Libya-UN: German diplomat Kobler to replace Leon

German diplomat and former head of UN’s largest peace keeping mission in DR Congo Martin Kobler is set to replace Spanish diplomat Bernardino Leon as head of the UNSMIL struggling to clinch an accord between rival Libyans, UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon announced in a letter addressed Wednesday to the UN Security Council. After heading UN’s […]

Morocco to post MENA region’s highest growth rate in 2021 at 6.3% – IMF says

The IMF expects Morocco’s economy to grow 6.3%, the highest rates among its MENA peers, as the country continues its fiscal and monetary stimulus. Morocco’s economic performance is also credited thanks to its “successful vaccination campaign” which enabled the country to contain the pandemic and allow the economy to rebound, the IMF said after its […]

Morocco to Receive First Batch of F16 Viper in 2021

Morocco will become in 2021 the first country in Africa to use the F16 Viper fighter jets, a well-informed local news outlet reported. An order has been placed by Morocco’s Royal Air Force to acquire 12 of the multi-purpose fighter jets, le360.ma reported. “Morocco was one of the first African countries to express interest in […]