Marrakesh, Morocco News

In our series of letters from African journalists, London-based Ugandan writer Joel Kibazo considers whether the continent is resting too much on its laurels amid all the talk of Africa's rapid economic growth.

As I perused a Moroccan style house last night, it got me thinking about what a wealth of inspiration this far-off land has to offer.

During the day, Marrakesh's famous Djemaa El Fna square is filled with monkey trainers, snake charmers and stands selling the most delicious orange juice you've ever tried.

Guaranty Trust Bank has been adjudged the 2013 African Bank of the Year by the African Banker Magazine, clearly displacing Ghanaian banks which did not receive any mention at the awards.

"So you will be seeing the goats in the trees," said the man in the marketplace.

RUSSIAN VICTORIES FOR MULLER AND NYKJA R Chevrolet's tally in WTCC doesn't stop to increase, and same applies to Yvan Muller's leading gap in the 2013 Drivers' Championship.

It all began with a promise to myself several years ago that I would go on an overseas trip alone by the time I reached the age of 50. At 491/2, I was running out of time.

What are the best holiday destinations in the world? Wondering where to spend your holiday this year and have no clue where to begin looking for the perfect vacation spot? Well, to help you with this, we have compiled a list of some of the greatest holiday destinations.

Ozwald Boateng, fashion designer and co-founder of Made in Africa Foundation, speaking at the African Development Bank's annual general meeting, on May 29, in Marrakech, Morocco.

The Hotel Beldi Country Club played the role of base camp during designer Alexandre Mattiussi's recent trip through Marrakesh, Morocco.

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated has won the Award for Innovation in Banking in this year's African Banker's awards.

Travellers on whistle-stop tours of Morocco often make the same mistake: cramming too much in, too quickly.

A Washington state man is in jail for allegedly stealing a mannequin from an adult store then coming back later that night to steal lingerie and sex toys.

Visa restrictions imply missed economic opportunities for intra-regional trade and for the local service economy such as tourism, cross-country medical services or education, the Chief Economist and Vice-President of the African Development Bank Professor Mthuli Ncube, has said.

The decision to make Ghana an alternative member of the African Legal Support Facility has been revoked.

The African Development Bank Group posted good operational results in 2012, the Bank's Treasurer, Pierre Van Peteghen, said in Marrakech on Wednesday, May 29, 2013.

The African Development Bank on May 28 in Marrakech, Morocco, granted a supplementary loan of US $33.213 million to the government of Mozambique for the rehabilitation of the country's Massinger Dam.

African Press Organization - Charity and aid have failed Africa and its leading entrepreneurs are now driving the continent's development agenda.

Remarkable time-lapse video, shot on the streets of Marrakech, Essaouira, Fes el Bali and Casablanca, shows off the beauty of Morocco.

Supporting commercial banks to finance trade in Africa, in a bid to transform the continent, was a commitment that the African Development Bank concretized on 29 May 2013 in Marrakech, Morocco, with the provision of risk participation totaling US$ 600 million to two major international banks.