OCP Africa partners with IsDB to boost rice output in Côte d’Ivoire

OCP Africa, subsidiary of the state-owned Moroccan phosphate group (OCP) has teamed up with the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to boost rice farming and enhance agriculture value chains in Côte d’Ivoire. Under a cooperation agreement inked this week, the ITFC will support OCP Agribooster program to be […]

Morocco’s RAM to cut jobs and routes due to coronavirus crisis

Morocco’s flag carrier RAM saw its revenues drop to zero because of a domestic and international flight ban following the coronavirus outbreak leaving the company struggling to pay salaries and expenses. The company has requested state aid and plans layoffs as well as canceling some routes it has opened recently, Moroccan media reported, noting that […]

Morocco, Russia sign memorandum to boost strategic partnership

Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita met his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in Moscow this Thursday to strengthen bilateral ties under a strategic partnership, first agreed by King Mohammed VI and President Vladimir Putin in 2016. The talks focused on deepening cooperation and exploring new areas of collaboration, as both ministers praised the momentum in Morocco-Russia […]