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Morocco’s African policy, spearheaded by King Mohammed VI, is based on solidarity public-private partnerships, said on Tuesday Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in Berlin at the 3rd meeting of the G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) Summit, an initiative launched under the German G20 presidency. Morocco is the second largest African investor in the continent, said […]
The European Union is providing €10.3 million support package to the UNHCR’s Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM) in Rwanda, which provides a life-saving avenue out of Libya for people in need of international protection, with a view to their further resettlement. The announcement was made by Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica during a […]
Air Senegal, the state-owned flagship carrier of Senegal, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for eight Airbus A220 aircraft at the Dubai Airshow on Tuesday, the airline said in a statement. According to Chief Executive Officer Ibrahima Kane, the planes would allow the airline to fly routes to Europe and West Africa when deliveries […]
The 4th annual meeting of Africa free zones was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this Tuesday under the theme “Economic Zones – Accelerator for Industrialization in Africa”. The meeting, sponsored by Africa Free Zones Organization (AFZO), was held during the “Africa Industrialization Week”, organized by the African Union Nov. 18 to 22. Over 220 delegates […]
The Commander of US Ground Forces for Africa (Africom), Major-General Roger Cloutier, has recently visited Morocco for a meeting, in Agadir, with Commander of the Southern Zone, Inspector of Infantry Major General Belkheir El Farouk. This meeting between the two top Moroccan and American officers is part of the preparations for the 2020 edition of […]
American Airlines signed a codeshare agreement with Morocco’s Royal Air Maroc to complement its new route to Casablanca wherefrom it seeks further expansion into Africa. The agreement will enter into force upon approval by the US Department of Transportation. The two airlines already have an interline agreement in place. But the codeshare would allow the […]
Funding destined to infrastructure development in Africa hits $100 billion in 2018, the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) has announced. The ICA’s Infrastructure Financing Trends in Africa 2018 report shows that financing of infrastructure in Africa reached a new high of $100.8 billion in 2018, a jump of about a quarter on 2017 and 38% […]
Nigerian-based fintech startup OPay has raised a $120 million Series B round backed by Chinese investors. Founded by consumer internet company Opera, OPay will use the funds to scale up in Nigeria and expand its payments product to Kenya, Ghana and South Africa, the company said in a statement. Incubated by Norwegian-based consumer internet outfit […]
Nigeria, Benin and Niger have established a joint border patrol team comprising the Police, Customs and Immigration authorities of the three countries to recommend a date for the reopening of the borders. Two months ago, the Nigerian government closed its land borders to all goods. According to the country’s Comptroller-General of the Customs Service, Hameed […]
Since King Mohammed VI’s visit to Abuja in 2016, Morocco and Nigeria opened a new chapter under the motto of stronger bilateral relations in favor of regional integration and African south-south cooperation. A forum was hosted in Rabat on November 14 bringing together investors in the agricultural and energy sectors, two cooperation areas that are […]