West Africa bloc adopts ‘ECO’ as name for new currency

Heads of State of the 15-member West African Community of African States (ECOWAS) have adopted a flexible currency regime after making considerable progress on plans for a single currency in the region.   In a meeting held Saturday in the Nigerian capital Abuja, the bloc said it had made considerable progress on the single currency […]

Moroccan SOMAGEC group builds oil terminal in Djibouti

Part of the Moroccan private sector’ s increasing investments in the Horn of Africa, the group SOMAGEC is contributing to the building of an oil terminal in Djibouti.   The Moroccan public works and civil engineering company is providing its expertise to Djibouti, which launched on Thursday the construction works of the new oil jetty, […]

Gambia’s President sends message to King Mohammed VI

Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has sent a written message to King Mohammed VI. The message was handed over by Gambia’s foreign minister Mamadou Tangara to his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita during a meeting held Tuesday in Rabat. In a press statement, Mr. Tangara stressed the importance of holding regular consultations between the two countries on […]