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First batch of 6 Apache helicopters arrives in Morocco

Six AH-64E Apache helicopters have been received by Morocco, in a drive to modernize the air force’s capabilities in an uncertain environment. The delivery is part of an order made in 2019 for 36 Apache helicopters and related equipment for a total cost estimated at $4.2 billion. A Moroccan Royal Armed Forces account on X […]

Despite earthquake, Morocco’s tourism industry shows resilience on path to new record

Morocco is on course to break its tourist arrivals record with 11.5 million people visiting the country up to September this year, a figure that exceeds total arrivals in 2022, the tourism ministry said. “Timing couldn’t be more perfect to announce record September arrivals than during the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and IMF […]

Historic UN ‘oceans treaty’ set to have major benefits for Africa’s struggling fishers

The new legally binding “high seas treaty” to protect marine life in international waters, which cover around half of the planet’s surface, but have long been essentially lawless, will positively affect struggling fishers in Africa and the Global South, according to experts involved in the decade-long negotiations. Conservationists welcomed an agreement over the weekend on […]