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Opening of many consulates in Moroccan Sahara, a diplomatic momentum -Jeune Afrique

French magazine ‘Jeune Afrique’ highlighted the diplomatic impetus surrounding the opening of consulates by several countries in Morocco’s southern provinces, echoing the inauguration of Chad’s consulate general in Dakhla on August 14. “Chad is the latest country to have joined this growing list,” the Paris-based magazine recalls, noting that the opening of the Chadian consulate […]

EBRD to fund OCP’s desalination plan with 200 mln euros

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has approved a financing of 200 million euros to support the desalination program of Morocco’s phosphates group, OCP. The loan will finance the construction of two OCP seawater desalination facilities, at its key industrial complexes in El Jadida (Jorf Lasfar) and Safi, the bank said in a statement. […]

Morocco: Last Court Hearing of Suspects in Murder of Two Scandinavian Hikers

The suspects involved in the killing of two Scandinavian tourists in the High Atlas Mountains appeared on Thursday before a criminal court in the city of Salé (near Rabat). This is their last hearing before the court’s ruling. A total of 24 persons, including a Spanish-Swiss convert to Islam, are facing several charges including promoting […]