ECOWAS & transition in Mali

EBRD Lends Egypt €205 Million for Rehabilitation of Cairo Metro

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced a €205 million loan to Egypt to help the transports authority rehabilitate Cairo Metro, the major means of public transport in the Egyptian capital. The funds will finance urgent works on Line 1 – the oldest of the Cairo underground lines – which remains the […]

King Mohammed VI Accepts President Trump’s invitation to join PEACE COUNCIL AS Founding Member

King Mohammed VI, chairman of Al-Qods Committee, has been invited by President Donald Trump to join as a Founding Member the Peace Council that Trump is planning to launch as an initiative to “contribute to peace efforts in the Middle East”, said the Moroccan foreign affairs ministry in a statement released Monday. The Monarch has […]

Tunisia: US State Department green-lights sale of four AT-6Cs

The US State Department has approved the sale of four AT-6C light fighter jets and supporting equipment to Tunisia for total cost of $325.8 million. The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the aircraft “will improve Tunisia’s ability to meet current and future threats by increasing their capability and capacity to counter terrorism and other […]