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CDC Group, the UK government’s foreign investment arm, has announced it will invest $300 million in power grid development in Africa over the next five years. This contribution will be made through Gridworks, a company that will be launched shortly to this end. The company will make investments in African transmission networks, but also […]
The British security services caught in 2015 terrorists, linked to Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group backed by Iran, stockpiling three tons of explosive materials on the outskirts of London in a secret bomb factory, reported Daily Telegraph. The explosive materials were stashed in disposable ice packs containing ammonium nitrate, a common ingredient in homemade […]
As the United Kingdom braces for a hard Brexit without a deal with the European Union, the British government is looking for business opportunities outside the European bloc, focusing on building stronger economic cooperation ties with its traditional partners in America, Asia and Africa in addition to those of the Commonwealth. It is in this […]
Morocco should prepare to strike a trade deal with Britain in a case of a no deal Brexit to avert losses estimated by the UN at $97 million. Morocco, Ghana and Tunisia are among African nations that would lose the most if the UK doesn’t negotiate a deal by the time it has to exit […]
The United Kingdom has announced new funding to give more people and companies across Africa access to affordable, clean energy. The announcement was made lately by UK’s Minister for Africa, Harriett Baldwin. According to Ms. Harriett Baldwin, the new funding will see £30 million added to the Transforming Energy Access program, taking total UK investment […]
Egypt and the UK launched Tuesday the ‘Ahmose’ month-long military exercise, which the British Embassy in Cairo said “will enhance defense cooperation between British and Egyptian troops as well as facilitate the sharing of expertise in warfare scenarios.” Around 165 British military personnel will participate in the exercise that kicked off at the Mohamed Naguib […]
King Mohammed VI received on Monday at the Royal Residence in Salé the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, and hosted a tea party in their honor. King Mohammed VI was accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, Prince Moulay Rachid and Princesses Lalla Meryem and Lalla Hasnaa. During […]
After they were greeted Saturday evening in Rabat by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex made a trip Sunday to Asni in the Atlas Mountains where they met rural girls from the region. The British royal couple met young girls at “Dar Asni 1”, the first boarding school set-up by […]
Morocco’s Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan received Saturday at the Guest Palace in Rabat the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and his spouse Princess Meghan Markle, arrived earlier in Casablanca for a three-day visit to Morocco. The visit is part of the strengthening of cooperation between the UK and Morocco. The Royals will […]
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will visit Morocco at the end of February, reported on Friday the Daily Mirror. The Moroccan trip was also announced on the Kensington Palace Twitter account. It stated: “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will visit Morocco from Saturday 23rd February to Monday 25th […]