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Morocco’s OCP Group Inks Cooperation Agreement with Fraunhofer Institute on Sustainable Fertilizer

Moroccan OCP Group, the world’s largest exporter of phosphates, has signed a cooperation agreement with German Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems in Halle (Saale), to develop solutions for a sustainable fertilizer. The two sides pledge to work together to boost the use of renewable raw materials in the fertilizer industry. They will […]

Government to cut non-essential spending due to Covid-19

The Moroccan government has asked all ministerial departments to prepare a list of spending cuts that will target non-essential activities in first austerity measures to deal with the economic impact of the novel coronavirus. The disruptions in the national economy due to Coronavirus notably the suspension of tourism activity, fewer remittances of Moroccan expatriates, and […]

Press Freedom Watchdogs Slam Algeria for Stifling Independent Journalists

International media watchdogs criticized Algeria’s repressive measures to intimidate journalists and demanded the immediate release of journalist and fixer Saïd Chitour who has been held in pretrial detention on allegations of spying for over a month. Reporters without Borders (RSF) released a statement denouncing as “excessive” the pretrial detention of Chitour, and expressing concern over […]