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Nigeria: Death toll rises to 76, scores missing in boat capsize tragedy

The death toll from a boat accident, which occurred when the vessel carrying passengers capsized in Nigeria’s southeastern state of Anambra last Friday has risen to 76, with dozens reported missing. Officials said the locally made boat was carrying 85 people who were on their way to a local market when it developed an engine […]

Morocco: Green Technologies Get Over €21 Mln EU Support

The Moroccan businesses interested in adopting green technologies will benefit from a €21.1 million funding, part of a program sponsored by the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD). The financial support will help the beneficiaries reduce their costs by implementing climate adaptation measures, energy-efficient and renewable-energy technologies, which will improve their overall competitiveness, says […]

German loan for modernization of Casablanca rail network

Morocco’s National Railway Office (ONCF) has secured a $225 million loan from German development bank KfW to modernize Casablanca region railway network. The German funding follows a $350 million loan approved by the World Bank in June, both supporting the “Service Intra-métropolitain Rapproché” (SIR) program. The SIR seeks to establish an electrified passenger rail service, […]