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Former German President Horst Köhler, New Personal Envoy for Sahara

UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced Wednesday the appointment of Horst Köhler, former President of Germany, as his Personal Envoy for the Sahara. Mr. Köhler brings more than 35 years of experience in government and international organizations, including as President of the Federal Republic of Germany (2004-2010), said the UN spokesman in a statement. He served […]

Morocco’s aeronautics gaining momentum with opening of PC-12 assembly plant

Belgian aerospace company SABCA opened on Wednesday in Casablanca new assembly line of aerostructures of PC-12, a single-engine aircraft made by Swiss Pilatus Company. Built over a 16,000 m² area, the $16 million plant employs 240 skilled workers and engineers. Its inauguration ceremony was attended by Taoufiq Moucharraf, Secretary General of Industry ministry, Stephane Burton, […]

Morocco Becomes Fully-fledged Member of the African Union with Landslide Majority Support

The majority of the member states attending the 28th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa have officially welcomed Morocco as a fully-fledged member in the African institutional family. Morocco was readmitted in the African Union following the broad consensus among an overwhelming majority of member states on the North African country’s application to join the […]