AfDB offers Morocco €75 mln loan to develop Rabat airport

The African Development Bank granted Morocco a €75 million loan to help expand and develop Rabat airport into a regional hub. The loan will help expand the airport and acquire new equipment that will enable it to meet international standards as it seeks a larger chunk in regional air traffic, AfDB said in a statement. […]

Morocco: Consul General of France in Tangier found hanged at his residence

Consul General of France in Tangier, Denis François, was found “hanged” on Thursday 19 November at his residence within the Consulate premises. The news was first announced on Moroccan news website Le360 before being confirmed by a tweet from the French Embassy in Rabat. The diplomat’s lifeless body was discovered by his colleagues in his […]

France empowers military-run Algeria

France and Algeria have signed a military and security cooperation deal during the visit by the figurehead of the ruling military junta in the oil and gas rich country Said Chengrigha. The deal came after a series of visits including a visit by Emmanuel Macron in which French and Algerian officials talked about the past […]