BCIJ-Morocco

Chad’s ruling party secures two-thirds majority in legislative vote

Chad’s ruling Patriotic Salvation Movement has claimed a decisive victory in last month’s parliamentary election, winning 124 of 188 seats and bolstering President Mahamat Idriss Deby’s hold on power. Provisional results announced on Sunday reveal that around half the electorate participated in the December 29 vote, which also included municipal and regional contests. This marks […]

Turkey’s Tosyalı Holding to launch economic zone in Senegal

Tosyali Holding, one of the world’s leading steel giants, has announced it will open an economic zone in Senegal, the second African country to offer investment opportunities for the Turkish company after Algeria. Fuat Tosyalı, Chairman of the Turkish steel producer, made the announcement last week on the sideline of the 7th Tokyo International Conference […]

Morocco to build leisure port in Saharan city of Dakhla

The city of Dakhla, the pearl of Southern Morocco, will have its own leisure port to enhance its attractiveness for tourists and investors and foster its connections with the Canary Islands. Morocco’s ports authority (ANP) has invited consultancy firms to submit feasibility study bids for building such a port to offer diverse range of leisure […]