Moroccan boxer Mohammed-Rabii

Morocco’s Automotive Industry Receives Boost from South Korea’s Wheel Manufacturer

South Korean wheel manufacturer, Hands Corporation, will soon operate a factory worth 4.33 billion dirhams ($472 million) in Tangier. A ceremony marking the launch of construction works of the new plant was attended by Morocco’s Industry and Investment Minister Moulay Hafid Elalamy who said that the 23 hectare-factory will create 1300 direct jobs and will […]

Morocco’s King to attend India-Africa summit 2015

King Mohammed VI of Morocco is expected in New Delhi to take part in the third India-Africa Summit scheduled for this October 26 to 29. The royal trip to India, the third since King Mohammed VI came to power in 1999, translates the importance Morocco attaches to strengthening its relations with the Asian country. It […]

Mauritania’s former president gets 15 years in jail on corruption charges

An appeals court in Mauritania handed a 15-year jail sentence to former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz on charges including corruption and illicit enrichment. The sentence was increased from 5 years in jail in a first instance verdict against the President who ruled the country from 2009 to 2019. The court found that he had […]