Dakar, Senegal to Host 2012 ‘Africities’ Summit on Local Governance

The Senegalese capital, Dakar has been chosen to host the 6th Pan-African Forum of Africa’s Local Authorities and Governments (Africities) in 2012, the most important gathering on decentralized management and city management on the continent, Jean-Pierre...

5th Africities Summit Opens in Morocco

The fifth 5th Africities summit opened on Wednesday in Marrakech, Morocco with Kenya’s deputy Prime Minister, Musalia Mudavadi saying that the global financial crisis portends a grim picture for Africa due to her disadvantaged position in the world...

Fifteen Countries to be Represented At the International Film Festival of Marrakech

Fifteen films representing fifteen nationalities will participate in the International Film Festival of Marrakech (FIFM), Morocco, scheduled to take place 4-12 December, organizers said on Saturday.

Morocco Embarks on Highway Extension Program

Morocco has launched a new complementary highway extension program worth 15 billion dirham (US$2billion) until 2015, sources said on Thursday.

Africa, South America Meeting to Set Up Joint Trade Body

Trade experts from the 65 African and South American countries which began meeting in the Moroccan City of Marrakech on Tuesday, seek to lay the ground for a joint trade front, APA reported.

Yves Saint Laurent Respected Black Women, Says Senegalese Designer

Late renowned French couturier Yves Saint Laurent had great respect for the black woman but also “admired her beauty and elegance,” former Senegalese model Mame Kewe Mar told APA over phone.