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Khalifa Haftar announces ceasefire for Ramadan holy month

Libya strongman Khalifa Haftar said on April 29 his forces would cease hostilities for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan following international calls for a truce in the war-torn country. “The commander general announces the halting of military operations from his side,” a spokesman for Haftar, who controls swathes of eastern and southern Libya, said […]

Jeune Afrique’s ranking lists Morocco among major economic powers in Africa

Morocco confirms its position amongst the continent’s major economic powers, Paris-based Jeune Afrique magazine stresses in a press release announcing its 26th exclusive ranking of the 500 largest African companies. While the overall sales of the Moroccan companies ranked amount to $55.9 billion, or 7.6% of the ranking total, their sectoral diversity constitutes “a real […]

Morocco Wins EBRD Climate Resilience Gold Award

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has granted its 2018 “Climate Resilience Gold Award” to Morocco in recognition for the country’s Saïss Water Conservation Project. The project pioneers the shift from the use of unsustainable groundwater through the transfer of an average of 100 million square meters of surface water from the M’Dez […]