West Africa’s coastline has recorded a 50% increase in kidnapping of sailors last year, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) annual report revealed...
West Africa to replace CFA franc; new currency pegged to the Euro
Côte d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara has announced that West Africa’s monetary union has agreed with France to rename its CFA franc the Eco and...
First petroleum academy opens in Dakar for West African countries
Der Mond Group, an Oil and Gas company headquartered in Abu Dhabi, has signed an agreement with Swiss consulting services company Iota Group to open a...
Morocco’s BCP Secures Funds to Upgrade Business Financing in West Africa
The Central People’s Bank of Morocco (BCP) has secured funds from Proparco and the African Development Bank, destined to upgrade its business fi...
Polisario Member Leads Terrorist Group Responsible for Killing US, Nigerian Soldiers in Sahel
“The group that claimed responsibility for the killing of four US and four Nigerian soldiers in Western Niger last October is led by Polisario member ...
CMA CGM Launches New Service Linking Morocco to West Africa
CMA CGM, a world leader in maritime transport, has launched a new service linking Morocco to several West African countries, including Côte d’Iv...
Moroccan-Nigerian Gas Pipeline, a Vector of Regional Integration
Morocco and Nigeria are making headway towards the achievement of the Atlantic Gas Pipeline that is meant to carry Nigerian gas through six countries ...
Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Project Taking Shape
The Nigeria-Morocco huge gas pipeline project, agreed upon last year, is taking shape with the signing Monday in Rabat of additional agreements relate...
Morocco in the TOP 3 of Africa’s Largest Reinsurance Markets
Morocco was ranked third in Africa’s fastest growing reinsurance markets in the Africa Reinsurance Pulse 2016, an annual report issued by Schanz, Alms...
Moroccan Security Forces Crackdown on Smugglers on Mauritanian Borders
Morocco mobilizes its security forces along with customs services in a clampdown on smugglers in the southernmost tip of the country on the borders wi...