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Gulf of Guinea nations have banded together earlier this year to crack down on illegal fishing, which environmental groups blame on Chinese boats that are decimating West Africa’s fish stocks and fishing communities along the coastline. Chinese boats are decimating West Africa’s fish stocks and fishing communities in the Gulf of Guinea, say environmental groups. […]
Morocco’s influence in the continent and beyond has received a boost thanks to the well-deserved qualification of the Atlas Lions to the semi-finals, a watershed in Africa’s soccer history that triggered an outpouring of joy in Moroccan streets and beyond. The confidence of national coach Walid Regragui and players on the pitch send a message […]
Henri Claude Oyima, head of Gabon’s private bosses has indicated that the President of the republic Ali Bongo has nodded to the demand of the Federation of private companies of the central African country to take control of the struggling National Social Security Fund, CNSS. “We were pleased with the Head of State’s announcements on […]
Morocco has become the first Arab and African nation to qualify for the semi-finals of the world cup after beating Portugal 1-0 in a pulsating game played Saturday at Al-Thumama stadium. After the final whistle of the referee, several heads of state congratulated, during telephone calls, King Mohammed VI, for the Moroccan team’s historic qualification. […]
Morocco has contributed $5 million to the African Development Fund (ADF), which provides concessional funding for projects, technical assistance for studies and capacity-building activities in Africa. The Moroccan contribution was made during the Fund’s 16th replenishment meeting convened in Tangier Dec.5-6 to raise money for low-income African countries to enable them counter social and economic […]
The plan recently agreed by West African leaders to set up ECOWAS peacekeeping force is “a welcome development,” African analysts say but they are skeptical of success because restoring peace and order will not be easy. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreed at a summit this week to establish a regional standby […]
The Casablanca Stock Exchange has been connected to the African Exchanges Linkage Project (AELP), an e-platform which enables cross-border securities trading among African stock exchanges and contributes to economic integration. In its first phase launched this week, AELP connects seven stock exchanges across 14 African countries: Morocco, Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa and the […]
Senegal is planning to build sports infrastructure including stadiums in 26 provinces across the 46 that up of the West African country, Sports Minister Yankhoba Diatara announced Wednesday according to Faapa news agency. The Head of State Macky Sall, Diatara told lawmakers during a plenary, has instructed the cabinet to work on a program to […]
Tunisia and Cote d’Ivoire’s Chambers of Commerce and Industry signed last Tuesday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bolster trade relations between the two countries as the North African country seeks to conquer the West African country’s market. The deal signed by Faman Touré and Ali ben Taher, respectively Presidents of Cote d’Ivoire Chamber of […]
The annual Diplomatic Charity Gala Dinner, organized by the Embassy of Nigeria and the Diplomatic Foundation, was held Wednesday in Rabat, under the chairmanship of Princess Lalla Hasnaa. The event, placed under the high patronage of King Mohammed VI, brings together generous patrons, businessmen and artists around the Foreign Diplomatic Corps accredited to Morocco. The […]