Africa’s new alliance in the making? — Burkina, Guinea, Mali junta regimes hold talks

Foreign ministers from three west African nations ruled by military regimes — namely Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso — all of whom came to power following coups, met in Burkinabé capital Ouagadougou on Thursday, February 9 on the heels of a trip to the region by Russian envoy Sergei Lavrov. The meeting comes only days […]

Morocco, AU Sign Headquarters Agreement of African Migration Observatory

Morocco and the African Union choose Marrakech, which is hosting this Dec.10-11 the Intergovernmental Conference on Migration, to sign the headquarters agreement of the African Migration Observatory. The setting up of the African Migration Observatory, to be headquartered in Rabat, was proposed by King Mohammed VI, in his capacity as the AU leader on the […]

Morocco’s rail operator seeks acquisition of 168 trains before 2030

Morocco’s rail network operator ONCF launched a call for competition for the acquisition of 168 trains from 2027 to 2030 in a tender that would total 1.6 billion dollars in investments.   ONCF is seeking 150 inter-city travel trains and 18 high speed trains, it said in a statement as it also plans to extend […]