Morocco calls for strengthening capacities of states, sub-regional organizations to face up ISIS in Africa

Morocco has stressed the need to strengthen the capacities of states and sub-regional organizations to respond to the new terrorist threats posed by ISIS in Africa, which has become now the target and focus of the terror group. “The response to the emerging threats of ISIS in Africa must prioritize support to African states and […]

Moroccan companies bid to build Casablanca’s desalination plant

Morocco’s water department plans to announce the company that would build Casablanca’s desalination plant by year’s end, water and equipment minister Nizar Baraka said, adding that the competing companies include Moroccan ones. Consecutive droughts emptied many Moroccan dams pushing the government to invest in desalination to free dam water for inner regions. By 2030, Morocco […]

CAR: Landslide “yes” in referendum on new constitution – Electoral commission

The Central African Republic’s electoral body, L’Autorité nationale des élections (ANE), indicated that the July referendum on the new Constitution, allowing incumbent leader Faustin Archange Touadéra in power since 2016 to run for another term, has been popularly validated with 95.27 per cent of votes. Mathias Morouba, head of the ANE, indicated that 4.73 per […]