EIB invested €2.5 Bln in Morocco over past five years

The European Investment Bank has invested €2.5 billion in Morocco over the last five years, making the North African Kingdom the 2nd largest recipient of EIB funding in the southern Mediterranean region. Speaking at a press conference held Wednesday in Rabat, Ricardo Mourinho Félix, EIB Vice-President said the bank’s investment supported Morocco’s development and its […]

Maroc Telecom and Inwi plan infrastructure sharing ventures

Morocco’s telecommunications regulator ANRT has received formal notification of a groundbreaking infrastructure sharing deal between the country’s two major telecom operators. Itissalat Al-Maghrib (IAM/Maroc Telecom) and Wana Corporate (Inwi) plan to create two joint ventures that could reshape the sector’s competitive landscape. The proposed partnership involves establishing “FiberCo” and “TowerCo,” both equally owned by the […]

Egypt: Authorities Move to Close Anti-Torture Right Organization

An Egyptian prominent rights group fighting against human right abuses in police stations and prisons Wednesday denounced authorities’ clampdown as the group received orders to close its head office in Cairo. Aida Seif el-Dawla, one of the founders of Nadeem Centre for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence, said two policemen turned up at the […]