By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Matin
Mohammed VI chaired a working meeting in Rabat on progress at the Nador West Med port and industrial complex and the expansion of Tanger Med. The first Nador West Med terminal is due to become operational in the coming days, while construction of the new Tanger Med 3 port has begun, Le Matin reports.
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Mohammed VI launches Tanger Med 3 and accelerates work on Nador West Med, whose first terminal is due to open soon.
29 OctMohammed VI says port projects must benefit local communities
28 OctMohammed VI launches Tanger Med 3 and speeds up Nador West MedKing Mohammed VI reviewed progress on Nador West Med and launched construction of Tanger Med 3 during a working session at the royal palace in Rabat, according to LesEco.ma, Infomediaire, TelQuel and Yabiladi. Nador West Med’s first terminal is due to open soon, while Tanger Med 3 will add 4.5 million containers in annual capacity. The projects are expected to create 20,000 indirect jobs; Infomediaire also mentions 14,000 direct jobs, compared with 1,400 according to Yabiladi.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: LesEco.ma ·
Mohammed VI called for the Nador West Med and Tanger Med port projects to benefit the provinces concerned and tangibly improve living conditions. At a working meeting in Rabat on Wednesday 28 October, the king also called for faster training for young people in jobs created by these activities, according to Libe Maroc.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Libération (Maroc) ·
Dredging at the port of Bissau is expected to enable Guinea-Bissau to receive larger-capacity vessels and improve port activity. The work also includes removing sunken vessels, while a new dredger continues the project begun at the start of the year, according to the Guinea-Bissau Ports Administration.
🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau · Source: O Democrata ·
Morocco’s Under-17 women’s team were eliminated from the World Cup after a heavy 6-0 defeat by North Korea in the round of 16. The match at the Mohammed VI complex in Salé enabled the defending champions to reach the quarter-finals, reports 3News.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: 3News ·
Morocco’s RNI to hold congress on 22 and 23 January 2027The National Rally of Independents (RNI), a Moroccan party now in opposition after the 23 September legislative elections, will hold its congress on 22 and 23 January 2027. Rachid Talbi Alami will lead the committee preparing it, Yabiladi reports; the party must then prepare for several elections scheduled for 2027.
Libya launches its first investment sukukLibya held its first forum on investment sukuk, Islamic bonds intended to broaden non-bank financing tools. The National Economic and Social Development Board and Capital Market Authority want to support economic diversification, according to Libya Herald.The week in Africa
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