Morocco’s leading telecom operator, Maroc Telecom, will acquire six African subsidiaries of its new majority shareholder UAE Etisalat for $ 650 million. By acquiring Itisalat branches in Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Niger, Central African Republic and Togo, the Moroccan operator will expand its activities in the continent and become a genuine telecom “hub” in French-speaking […]
Morocco’s national football team has moved up one place to 11th in the latest FIFA World Rankings, released Thursday, edging closer to its best-ever position of 10th, achieved in November 1998. According to FIFA, the Atlas Lions earned the promotion after winning eight of their last nine matches since the previous rankings update in July. […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the African Development Bank (ADB) have approved this week release of billions in form of loans to Egypt in order to support its weak budget suffering from lack of foreign assistance and a huge domestic debt, reports say. The IFM according to reports has approved the first $1 billion […]
