Maroc Telecom, a Moroccan company with branches across Africa, announced the appointment of Mohamed Benchaaboun as new chair, succeeding Abdeslam Ahizoune who has led the company since 1999. The decision was taken by Maroc Telecom’s Supervisory Board which offered Benchaaboun a two-year term, while thanking Ahizoune for spearheading its expansion in Africa. Besides Morocco, the […]
The jihadist violence, which has wracked much of West Africa’s inland Sahel region for more than the past seven years, is now spreading into the coastal states with Benin having recorded more attacks than any other coastal state in the region, experts say. Violence by extremists linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group in […]
The World Bank has approved a $100 million additional financing for the Casablanca Municipal Support Program. The amount adds to the initial program of $200 million originally approved in 2017. The program supports the city’s financial and institutional strengthening under the Greater Casablanca Development Plan (Plan de Développement du Grand Casablanca, PDGC) with the aim […]
