Event in North Africa

  • African housing, urban development forum opens in Rabat

    MOROCCO, 2016/05/12 The Initial African Ministerial Forum on Housing and Urban Development opened in Rabat on Wednesday ahead of the 3rdUnited Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Improvment– Habitat III, slated from October 17 to 21 in Quito, Ecuador. Jointly initiated by the Ministry of Housing and UN-Habitat, the two-day forum is holding under the theme “Urban and Sustainable Development Policies with the participation of 300 people drawn from about 40 nations. At the opening of the forum, witnessed by the chief of government, Abdelilah Benkirane, Housing minister, Nabil Benabdallah delivered figures on the issue of habitat in Africa, noting that in 2030, 50 % of Africans will live in urban areas.
  • King Mohammed VI of Morocco begins an official visit to China

    CASABLANCA, 2016/05/12 King Mohammed VI of Morocco begins an official visit to China on Wednesday according to the Ministry in charge of protocol in a statement on Monday.The Moroccan monarch will meet with Chinese President, Xi Jinping before the two leaders chair a “signing ceremony for a series of bilateral agreements, the statement added. King Mohammed VI will as well meet with several senior Chinese officials and will as well launch a strategic partnership between his kingdom and China.
  • Tunisia holds international exhibition on security equipment

    TUNISIA, 2016/04/04 With the constant insecurity caused by the incursions of jihadists, individuals, businesses and public services, are turning to electronic surveillance equipment. In order to bring closer manufacturers and consumers, the Tunisian center of Fairs, Exhibitions and Congress in collaboration with the Tunisian Security Trade, has organized the 2nd Edition of the International Security Exhibition Security Expo 2016. The two-day trade equitable Security Expo took place from March 28 to 31 and allowed exhibitors to display their new products ranging from the safety of persons to property protection.
  • HM King Mohammed VI arrived Saturday in Dakhla coming from Laayoune.

    MOROCCO, 2016/02/09 Upon His arrival at the Dakhla airport, HM the King reviewed a detachment of the Royal Guard who made the honors before being greeted by Wali of the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region, governor of the province of Oued Eddahab, Lamine Benomar, and Chairman of the Council of the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region, Ynja Khattat. HM the King was as well greeted by the governor of the province of Aousserd, delegate commander of the parade ground of Dakhla, chairman of the provincial council of Oued Eddahab, chairman of the municipal council of Dakhla, chairman of the provincial council of Aousserd, representatives of the judiciary, chairman of the local council of Ulemas, representatives of civil and military authorities of the Wilaya and notables of the region.
  • Algerian-African Economic Meeting in 2016

    ALGIERS, 2016/01/11 Partnerships between Algerian economic operators and their counterparts from forty African nations will be the focus of a conference the Business Leaders Forum (FCE) intends to hold in October 2016, a representative of the organization announced Wednesday. "Algeria has excellent diplomatic and political relations with African nations, but in economy, these relationships have not capitalized. The conference under the FCE will include dozens of business leaders in these nations with their counterparts Algeria to boost our economic relations and launch significant partnerships," President of the International Relations Committee in the FCE told APS.
  • Africa50 to Hold Constitutive General Assembly in Casablanca

    CASABLANCA, 2015/07/29 Africa50 – an innovative infrastructure investment platform sponsored by the African Development Bank – will hold its Constitutive General Assembly on 29 July 2015 in Casablanca, Morocco. Representatives of 24 African nations who have subscribed for an accumulation all of USD 830 million will attend this historic event. Africa50 aims to significantly narrow Africa's infrastructure financing gap by delivering transformative national and regional infrastructure projects thereby spurring Africa's increase and prosperity. Through an integrated approach, Africa50 will invest in African infrastructure projects at scale along all price chain via its sister Project Finance and Project Development Companies.
  • Obama Chides African Leaders Who Cling to Power

    BOTSWANA, 2015/07/29 Barack Obama has chided African leaders who refuse to give up power in his initial speech at the African Union headquarters by a US president. The scolding came in the course of his address on Tuesday in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to the 54-member continental bloc. "Africa's democratic evolution is as well at risk at the same time as leaders refuse to step aside at the same time as their terms end," Obama said. "No one should be president for life."
  • The 6th Ministerial Meeting of the China-Arab Cooperation Forum to be Held in Beijing

    BAHRAIN, 2015/07/10 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei announced at the press conference: Upon agreement of China and the League of Arab States, the 6th ministerial conference of the China-Arab Cooperation Forum will be held in Beijing on June 5. Foreign ministers or representatives from China and Arab states inclunding the Secretary-General of the Arab League will attend the conference.
  • Royal visit confirms Morocco’s growing interest in West Africa

    MOROCCO, 2015/06/24 A tour of West and Central Africa by Morocco’s chief of national in May has underlined the country’s increasing efforts to strengthen trade and investment ties with its neighbours south of the Sahara. Morocco’s government has sought to aggressively expand the country’s economic footprint in Africa in recent years, with King Mohammed VI spearheading a number of trips to West and Central African markets. The May delegation, which as well included ministers and business leaders, followed a four-country itinerary across West Africa. Facilitating investment and increasing economic cooperation were the focus of the tour – the third such trip to the region in as a lot of years – which included stop-offs in Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau and Gabon.
  • OPEC lost impact on production, price of oil

    WORLD, 2015/05/09 The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Nations is not able to fulfill its obligations any additional, Behrooz Abdolvand, research director at Berlin Centre for Caspian Region Studies said. “OPEC has lost much of its importance during the last 30 years,” Abdolvand told Trend. He reminded that the world oil request was 60 million barrels per day in 1970s and the OPEC produced half of it. “Presently the world request is 92 million barrels per day and the OPEC produces only one third of it.”