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BIDC approves financing of a new rural electrification project in Benin

The government of Benin plans to electrify about 100 rural communities after securing $28 million loan from the ECOWAS investment and development bank (BIDC). The communities involved in the project will be connected to the national electricity grid through the establishment of high voltage transmission and distribution lines, the government said. The operation will cover […]

Morocco-Spain rift: Former Spanish politician urges Madrid to rectify its error

Former Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Piqué has criticized his country’s decision to host secretly and under a false identity the polisario separatists’ leader Brahim Ghali, urging Madrid to rectify its “error”. The decision “was undoubtedly an error that must be rectified as soon as possible,” said the former Spanish politician and businessman, who was Minister […]

Draft Decrees on Implementation of Bill on Compulsory Military Service Approved at Ministers’ Council

Two draft decrees relating to the implementation of the recently adopted bill reinstating compulsory military service for young people aged between 19 and 25 years for 12 months have been adopted Thursday (Feb.7) at a Ministers’ Council held under the chairmanship of King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of the General Staff of the […]