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Morocco’s Champion Soufiane El Bakkali Wins 2,000 M Steeplechase in Zagreb

Moroccan Olympic and world champion Soufiane El Bakkali won the 2,000m steeplechase of the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting 2022 held Sunday in Zagreb, Croatia. El Bakkali crossed the finish line in a time of 5:14.06. Italian athlete Leonardo Feletto ranked second clocking 5:23.15, while the third place went to Britain’s William Battershill (5:26.91). […]

Africa stands to benefit from Moroccan-US-Israeli partnership

Africa featured prominently in the agreements that were signed during the visit to Rabat of the US-Israeli delegation, as Morocco matches words with action in defending its solidarity-oriented approach towards the continent. The US International  Development Finance Corporation signed an agreement with Morocco worth 3 billion to support private investments in the Kingdom and in […]

Morocco seeks 60,000 tons of rail for Marrakech TGV

Morocco has launched a tender for 60,000 tons of rail to extend Africa’s fastest train to Marrakech. Morocco has inaugurated the high-speed train, known as TGV or Bourak in Arabic, in 2018 linking Casablanca to Tangier. The new railway would cost 612 million dirhams ($62 million), Moroccan state-owned rail operator ONCF said. Morocco’s extension of […]