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Tourist Arrivals in Morocco at 8.28 Million up to September

Tourist arrivals in Morocco up to September 2017 have grown 9% compared to the same period last year to stand at 8.28 million tourists, the tourism ministry said. International tourist arrivals rose 13.2% while Moroccans living abroad visiting their homeland jumped 5.2%, the Ministry said in its latest statistics covering the January-September 2017 period. Arrivals […]

Italy Creates €200-million Fund to Tackle Illegal Migration from Africa

Italy Wednesday announced it was setting up a fund allocated for African countries to upgrade the fight against illegal migration. Speaking in Rome, Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano indicated that the fund will be used to provide equipment and to train security forces of these countries to secure their external borders. “The strategic objective is […]

Australian Fortescue Metals Group inks iron deposit mining deal with Gabon

Australian iron ore company, Fortescue Metals Group, has signed a deal with Gabon, to explore an iron ore deposit in Belinga, north-east of the country, with short-term investment put at $200 million. Fortescue per the deal will commence mining in the second half of 2023. The company in a statement said with the mining convention […]