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Algeria: Former Minister sentenced to 7 years in prison for corruption

Former Algerian Finance Minister Mohamed Loukal was sentenced on Thursday to seven years in prison for corruption. The financial and economic criminal division of the Court of Sidi M’hamed (Algiers) prosecuted Loukal for his involvement in corruption cases, under his position as former director general of the External Bank of Algeria (BEA), local media reported. […]

Morocco to host 24th General Assembly of World Tourism Organization

Marrakech will be the venue for the 24th General Assembly of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), an event that marks the beginning of the recovery of a sector hit-hard by the pandemic. A deal was signed between Moroccan Tourism Minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui and UNWTO Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili. The Moroccan Minister highlighted that the […]

Japan, Côte d’Ivoire sign €5.3m deal to support rice production

Japan will provide Côte d’Ivoire with equipment worth €5.3 million to support the West African country’s national plan to grow rice and consequently reduce its dependence on importation. Ivorian Minister Finance Adama Coulibaly and country presentative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Usui Yukichi signed last week the equipment financing. The West African country plans […]