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Instability Poses Serious Danger to Libya’s World Heritage Sites, UNESCO says

The raging civil war in Libya and the presence of extremist fighters in the vicinity of historical sites are posing a serious danger to the North African Country’s World Heritage Sites, says the UNESCO. The UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has placed five World Heritage sites of Libya on the List of World Heritage in Danger […]

Fez hosts international finance and innovation conference as Morocco seeks economic modernization

Leading academics and business figures gathered in Fez this week for the inaugural International Conference on Management, Innovation, and Finance (MIF 2025), a new initiative aimed at connecting academic research with real-world economic challenges. The two-day event, co-organized by the Private University of Fez and Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, brought together finance professors, digital […]

Energy: Financial boost for 44-MW dam in Côte d’Ivoire

The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has approved a bridge loan facility of $170 million for the construction of the 44 MW Singrobo-Ahouaty hydropower projects in Côte d’Ivoire. The deal was concluded in mid-December, when a first disbursement was made for the project, in which the AFC has also invested equity. “As our first equity investment […]