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The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the African Development Bank Group’s concessional window, approved a €38.84 million loan to Benin to help implement the initial phase of the Economic Governance and Private Sector Development Support Program, Abidjan-based lender said in a statement. The program designed to assist the Beninese government in its […]
Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs José Manuel Albares reiterated, on Thursday from Rabat, his country’s position regarding the Sahara issue. “The position of Spain regarding the issue of the Sahara has not changed. It is the same as already expressed in the Joint Declaration adopted on April 7, 2022, and the Declaration concluding the 12th […]
Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, is currently paying a visit to Morocco, his first trip abroad less than a month after the inauguration of the new Spanish government, led by Pedro Sánchez, to give a boost to the strategic partnership and further the ongoing constructive dialogue between the two countries. The Spanish […]
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy praised King Mohammed VI for his leadership and vision that made Morocco the most stable country in the region. Sarkozy made the remarks at the signing ceremony of his book “Le Temps des Combats” (time of battles) in Rabat. “My love for Morocco is not new and I cannot hide […]
The Polisario separatist group and its state sponsors, Algeria & South Africa, are undermining Washington’s interests in North Africa, across the Continent and beyond, says U.S. Foreign Policy Research Institute. In an analysis published lately on U.S. new regional strategy, Michael Walsh, Senior Fellow in FPRI, cites the latest deadly rocket attacks launched against civilians […]
South Africa’s government announced on Tuesday (12 December) plans to increase the country’s nuclear power production, with bids sought from the United States, Russia, France, China and South Korea, just as Korean nuclear energy companies are lining up to win business from different African countries in the face of stiff competition from its rivals. To […]
Doha-based Cultural association Katara Cultural Village is presenting this December 14 – 16 the “Chinguetti Culture Week”, a culture event featuring a series of lectures on various aspects of ancient Mauritanian culture as well as a display of traditional Mauritanian dress and other artifacts and exhibits, The Peninsula Qatar reports. The Mauritanian Community Office in […]
Rwanda will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on 15 July next year, the election commission said, with incumbent President Paul Kagame due to run for a fourth term in office to extend his roughly three decades in control of the East African country. A presidential order published in the National Gazette on 11 December has […]
The head of the General Directorate of Studies and Documentation (DGED), Yassine Mansouri, has been decorated with “The Star of Romania,” the highest distinction of this European country, awarded by its president, Klaus Werner Johannis. This decoration is a new recognition of the decisive contribution of Moroccan intelligence services to regional and international security. This […]
Ryanair plans to launch 11 domestic flights in Morocco in summer 2024 linking 9 cities, tourism ministry said. The airline will serve the cities of Agadir, Errachidia, Essaouira, Fez, Marrakech, Ouarzazate, Oujda, Tangier, and Tetouan, it said in a statement. The decision is part of the low-cost airline’s plans to double its passengers to and […]