Morocco’s 12 regions

Ailing President returns to Algeria to avoid being incapacitated

Ailing president Abdelmadjid Tebboune has returned to Algeria after convalescing in Germany for 60 days. It is not clear however if he has recovered or if he had to interrupt his healing process to pass the 2021 budget law to shun being incapacitated. Tebboune, a heavy smoker, had contracted the coronavirus and had to be […]

Morocco-Spain: Human Trafficking Cell Dismantled in Joint Coordination

The Spanish Interior Ministry Tuesday announced the arrest, in coordination with Moroccan security forces, of several members of a cell involved in human trafficking in Gibraltar Strait. The cell members, mostly Nigerians, are also suspected for commercial sexual exploitation of young women also largely from Nigeria. The arrest of the traffickers was possible thanks to […]

Toyota Tsusho to Deliver Morocco Marine Research Vessel in 2021

Toyota Tsusho Corporation, supported by CFAO, its subsidiary, has won a $44 million contract to supply Morocco an oceanographic and fishery research vessel. The building of the research boat is expected to be completed in 2020 while delivery is scheduled for 2021. It will be built at the Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Tamano Shipyard in Japan. […]