Ocean Springs Peace Corps volunteer shares experience
I am a Peace Corps volunteer assigned to be an environmental educator in a small village in the Errachidia Province of Morocco, where I have been for more than a year. You are probably picturing a stereotypical Peace Corps image: an insect- and rodent-infested mud hut...
Morocco launches campaign against money laundering
Morocco's new fight against financing of terrorism features stiffer penalties and broader inter-Maghreb co-operation. By Siham Ali for Magharebia in Rabat [AFP/Abdelhak Senna] A wave of anti-terrorism demonstrations swept across Morocco after last year's Marrakech...
France’s Rouen Grain Loads Slip 31% as Africa Takes Less
Bloomberg By Rudy Ruitenberg Grain exports from France’s Rouen port, Europe’s biggest cereal-shipping hub, fell 31 percent in the week through yesterday as wheat shipments to Africa slipped. Outbound grain shipments were 159,777 metric tons between March 15 and March...
Iranian oil buyers that could be subject to US sanctions
March 21 (Reuters) - Below is a list of the 12 countries that buy Iranian oil and could be subject to U.S. sanctions unless they significantly cut purchases, a U.S. State Department official said on Wednesday. The department released the number of countries - but not...
Infrastructure on luxury Marrakech project at 45%
Construction Week Online by CW Staff Royal Ranches is located in the Atlas Mountain foothills near Marrakech Infrastructure work at Royal Ranches Marrakech (RRM), a flagship project of Bahrain based Islamic investment bank, Gulf Finance House (GFH), is now 45%...
Mali president holed up in barracks
by Serge Daniel - BAMAKO (AFP) Mali coup leaders Thursday ordered borders closed after taking over key buildings in the capital and ousting President Amadou Toumani Toure, sparking international concern and condemnation. The band of mutineers -- who call themselves...
US looks to resume aid to Egypt
WASHINGTON (AFP) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will Friday open the way to resuming $1.3 billion in annual military aid to Egypt that had been suspended over human rights concerns. "Tomorrow, Secretary Clinton will certify that Egypt is meeting its obligations...
Cinema: Tetouan Mediterranean Festival, Italy starring
(ANSAmed) - ROME, MARCH 21 - Intense cultural, artistic and social dialogue between the two sides of the Mediterranean is once again at the centre of the 18th "Festival du Cinéma Méditerranéen", which is being held from March 24 to 31 in the Moroccan city of Tetouan,...
UfM launches Euro-Mediterranean Guarantee Network linking up credit guarantee agencies
The credit guarantee agencies for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) from Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Palestine and Lebanon have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the premises of the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean,...
Africa: Towards Cities Without Slums
All Africa Africa Renewal (United Nations) BY KACI RACELMA, 1 APRIL 2012 Rabat — Millions of Africans live in slums, and the rapid growth of African cities is compounding the problem. Africa faces the huge challenge of "improving the lives of slum dwellers, but also...