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China Communication Construction Company Ltd. (CCCC), and China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) will take over the construction and development of Mohammed VI Tangier Tech City that was initially set to be partly carried out by Chinese group HAITE. The related Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Tangier Tech Development Company (SATT) and the two […]
Assailants from the jihadist group Boko Haram killed at least four people, one soldier and three civilians, and seriously injured four others during an attack on Kofia, a Cameroonian island on Lake Chad. In the attack that occurred in the night from Saturday to Sunday the assailants also destroyed part of a military post and […]
The US Africa Command (Africom) announced Saturday that its special forces had eliminated three terrorists on Friday in an airstrike against the Islamic State group in northern Somalia. Africom, which oversees US troops on the African continent, said the latest strike was carried out in cooperation with the Somali government in the Golis Mountains. “This […]
An attack perpetrated Thursday in Bouldé, in the region of Mopti (central Mali) by unidentified gunmen left at least 15 people dead and several others wounded, official sources confirmed Saturday. “Armed men dressed as traditional hunters burst into the village of Bouldé (Mondoro Commune) around 5 am, opening fire on the population, killing about 15 […]
Magna, one of Canada’s largest automobile parts manufacturers, has launched construction works for the building of a new facility in Kenitra, Morocco, to supply global automakers with exterior and interior mirror systems. The 61,400-square-foot facility represents an investment of $11.3 million by Magna and is expected to create up to 275 jobs. Production at the […]
Moroccan diplomacy has played a proactive role in Latin America during the few past years, resulting in the loss of the Polisario support in a number of countries, although the separatist group has representatives posted in Latin America and the Caribbean region, said Clara Riveros, an expert in Latin American Studies. In her lecture titled: […]
Tunisia and Russia are contemplating the setting up of a free trade area. The project was discussed at the 7th session of the Tunisian-Russian Joint Economic Commission held Friday in Tunis. “Tunisia and Russia will examine the procedures needed to establish a free trade zone between the two countries,” Trade Minister Omar Behi was quoted […]
Two figures of the Spanish opposition expressed their opposition to Spain’s plans to co-host the FIFA 2030 World Cup with Portugal and Morocco as they question the advantage of a joint bid. The objections came from the People’s party figure, Vicente Azpitarte and Roberto Nunez of Citizens-Party, who were both of them attending a meeting […]
Kuwait Thursday denied Mauritania’s state news agency report that it has wiped out the interests on loans it had granted to the North African country, explaining that the interests are replaced with “investment opportunities’. The denial came in the wake of a Tuesday report by the Mauritanian state-run news agency that the Gulf country and […]
The African Development Bank has signed a $50 million risk participation agreement, APR, with investment and corporate bank Natixis. The 50/50 risk-sharing agreement covers a portfolio of commercial transactions totaling $100 million, which will support commercial operations worth $600 million in Africa over the next three years, said the African financial institution in a press […]