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Morocco’s BCP Group acquires majority stakes in Madagascar’s BMOI

Morocco’s Banque Centrale Populaire, BCP, finalized Thursday the acquisition of 71 per cent stakes in Banque de Madagascar et de l’Océan Indien (BMOI), an Antananarivo-based bank owned by French group BPCE (Banque Populaire et Caisse d’épargne). The deal signed at BMOI will enable the BCP to deepen its foothold in the Indian Ocean area and […]

New Senegalese President receives Moroccan delegation representing King Mohammed VI at his inauguration ceremony

The new President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, received, on Tuesday in Diamniadio near Dakar, the Moroccan delegation, led by the Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, who represented King Mohammed VI at the inauguration ceremony. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the swearing-in and inauguration ceremony of President-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye. During the […]

Eleven killed in “M23 attacks” in DRC’s North Kivu province

At least 11 people were killed Sunday in Democratic Republic of Congo’s province of North Kivu, in the attacks attributed to rebel group M23. The local population told the media the incident occurred in Rutshuru territory, dozens of kilometers from Goma, the provincial capital. “I’m at the scene, and there are 11 civilian corpses in […]