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Madagascar seeking Moroccan fertilizer investment

President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar announced his country is seeking an investment from Morocco in the fertilizer sector as part of its efforts to achieve farming self-sufficiency, Reuters reports. “We are seeking Moroccan fertilizers as well as investments in the fertilizers’ sector,” Rajoelina, who visited Morocco in October, told Reuters in an email. “We need […]

Mauritania: Mohamed Ould Ghazouani sworn-in as new President

Mohamed Ould Ghazouani was sworn-in Thursday as Mauritania’s new leader in replacement of Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz, in the presence of several African heads of state.   King Mohammed VI was represented at the inauguration ceremony by Head of the Government Saad Eddine El Otmani who conveyed to the new president the Monarch’s greetings and congratulations, […]

Morocco unrelenting in fighting smuggling from enclaves of Ceuta, Melilla

Morocco’s crackdown on all sorts of smuggling and contraband originating from the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla under Spanish occupation has helped the country gain an additional 4 billion dirhams in customs revenue. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, Morocco has maintained its borders closed with the two cities to fight the virus but the […]