King Mohammed VI in Juba Feb 2017

Ruto declared winner of Kenya’s presidential election as results questioned

Deputy President William Ruto was declared the winner of the close presidential election in Kenya over five-time contender Raila Odinga, amid drama and disagreement across parts of the Kenyan capital. Wafula Chebukati, chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), announced that Ruto had won the election with 50.49% of the vote to Odinga’s […]

Africa, Top Priority in Morocco’s Foreign Policy- FM

Morocco’s triumphal return to the African Union, its south-south cooperation endeavour and the paralysis plaguing the Maghreb as well as its efforts to find a lasting settlement to the artificial dispute over the Sahara were salient features in the speech delivered by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita before the UN General Assembly. Bourita recalled that Morocco’s […]

OPEC Fund Lends Morocco $100 Mln for Climate Resilience Efforts

The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) approved on Wednesday a $ 100 million loan to Morocco to enable the country to co-finance the first phase of the “Economic Governance & Climate Change Resilience Support Program”. To counter global economic and climate change challenges, the Moroccan government has set an ambitious program destined […]