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Morocco: Total Investment in Urban Development Exceeded $7.6.bln over Last Ten years

State-owned real-estate developer, Al Omrane, announced that it had spent over $7.6 billion (72.5 billion dirhams) on urban development projects in Morocco over the last ten years. Head of the board of directors of the company, Badr Kanouni, said, at a ceremony marking the tenth anniversary of the group, that 465,000 housing units were achieved […]

Terrorist groups exploiting COVID-19 in Sahel, UN peacekeeping chief warns

Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations told the Security Council last week that the last six months have been particularly challenging as the G5 Sahel group, mustering Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger, deploys a joint force to restore stability to the vast African sub-region. “We are seeing attempts by terrorists and other groups in the […]

Libya: Tripoli, Khartoum Poised to Renew Ties

Libya’s Prime Minister Faiez Serraj Sunday agreed with his host, Sudanese President Omar Beshir, to warm bilateral ties following border dispute between the two Muslim countries. Khartoum had accused the forces of the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA) of Khalifa Haftar of backing forces opposed to Omar Beshir and using Sudanese mercenaries in the so-called […]