Gabon’s new strongman expected in neighboring Equatorial Guinea to cool tensions

Gabon’s transition leader Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema is expected this Tuesday September 19 in neighboring Equatorial Guinea in a bid to ease tensions after Malabo was finger-pointed for supporting an alleged countercoup against Nguema who seized power on August 30. Nguema’s trip, his first since assuming officially power on September 04, aims at thawing […]

Sahara: Saint-Lucia & Dominica reiterate support for Morocco’s territorial integrity & autonomy plan

Saint-Lucia and Dominica have reiterated firm support for Morocco’s full sovereignty over its entire Saharan territory and voiced strong backing to the Moroccan Autonomy plan offering “credible, serious and realistic solution” to the Sahara regional conflict. The supportive stand of these two Caribbean countries was voiced by their Prime ministers during separate talks held Thursday […]

Moroccan Banks: Profits hit MAD 3.4 billion in 2019 first quarter

At the end of the first quarter of 2019, Morocco’s banking sector posted a 6% increase in profits compared to last year, with 3.4 billion dirhams (MAP). The first three months of the year 2019 were favorable for the banking sector, states local daily, l’Economist, in its Monday issue. Overall income of the banking sector […]