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Category: Emerging Markets
French Finance minister reaffirms Paris’ readiness to finance Dakhla-Casablanca power cable
French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said his country is ready to finance the 3MW power cable linking Dakhla in Morocco’s Sahara to Casablanca. The ... Read More
Morocco’s OCP Group raises $2 billion from bonds sale
Morocco’s state-owned OCP group has successfully raised $2 billion from Eurobonds sale which attracted massive investor interest, exceeding $6.2 billion, or 3.1 times the amount ... Read More
Water & Food Security: Morocco & FAO Set $31.5 Mln Cooperation Program
Morocco and the UN Food & Agriculture Organization have agreed on a new cooperation program worth $31.5 million destined to enhance the Kingdom’s food and ... Read More
DRC accuses Apple of using illegal minerals from war-hit regions
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has accused Apple of sourcing precious metals used in its Iphones and Mac laptops from warlords in its conflict-stricken ... Read More
British Government confirms legality of commercial activities in the Moroccan Sahara
The British government has deemed any commercial activity in the Moroccan Sahara "legal," thus thwarting the aims of Polisario supporters in the House of Commons, ... Read More
Morocco’s PM defends government’s mid-term achievements
Head of the Moroccan government Aziz Akhannouch defended the achievements of his government at half-term, focusing on social projects including direct subsidies, mandatory health coverage, ... Read More
First International Forum on Moroccan Sahara Opens in Dakhla
An inaugural International Forum on the Moroccan Sahara opened on Wednesday in Dakhla. The forum is meant to catalyze scholarly discourse and forward-looking analysis concerning ... Read More
Niger envisions new era of development as its first oil export arrives in Benin
First Nigerian oil has arrived at the Beninese oil terminal of Sémè Kraké using the Niger-Benin pipeline, with experts hailing the launch of this platform ... Read More
Senegal wants a rethought partnership with the EU
Senegal’s new president Bassirou Diomaye Faye said his country needs a new “rethought” partnership with European countries, part of his electoral promises to review deals ... Read More
Nigeria targets $2bln World Bank loan
Africa’s most populous nation is eying a $2 billion World Bank loan to help address pressing challenges and back up hard currency reserves, the government ... Read More