High Atlas earthquake damaged villages home to 2.8 million people

The earthquake that struck Morocco on September 8 damaged 2930 villages home to 2.8 million people, Minister in charge of the budget Fouzi Lekjaa said. In total, the 7 magnitude earthquake damaged 59,674 dwellings, including 32% that were totally destroyed, Lekjaa told MPs. Morocco had announced a reconstruction plan worth $12 billion (120 billion dirhams) […]

Morocco takes part in US-Africa Business Summit in Maputo

A Moroccan delegation, led by Minister Delegate for African Cooperation, Mr. Mohcine Jazouli, is taking part in the 12th US-Africa Business Summit, held in Maputo, Mozambique, June 18-21. Morocco, the only African country to sign a free trade agreement with the United States and a leading diplomatic and economic player on the continent, is represented […]

Benkirane to Unveil Cabinet, or Acknowledge Failure Soon

Leader of Morocco’s Justice and Development Party (PJD) Abdelilah Benkirane, entrusted by the king to name a new cabinet following his party’s win the October 7 elections, has suggested that he will present his line-up to the monarch upon his return from his current African tour. Speaking to the youth league of his party over […]