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UN Secretary General issues Sahara report rebuking Polisario

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres presented a new report on the Sahara in which he didn’t shy away from pinning responsibility on the polisario for hindering the peace process through its obstructing the mission of the UN mission in the region, the MINURSO. The UN chief called on the Polisario to comply with its commitments […]

Moroccan seasonal workers to help save clementine yield in France’s Corsica

Morocco has green-lighted a trip by 900 seasonal workers to Corsica to help French farmers there save the clementine season among a shortage of labor. An agreement to this end was reached between Morocco and France. The Moroccan workers will test for Covid-19 in departure and upon arrival. Corsican farmers have booked five flights to […]

Phosphates: Morocco’s OCP Group makes $400 Mln Intra-African trade transactions via blockchain

Morocco’s state-owned OCP Group, the world’s largest phosphate mining and leading fertilizer company, and the Eastern & Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) announced on Tuesday $400 million fertilizer trade finance transactions sealed via blockchain technology. Some $270 million of this deal have already been completed, while the remaining sum will be finalized in […]