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Morocco: Business exchanges with US skyrocket

Business deals between Morocco and the US have soared since the signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) letting figures to reach more than $4 billion last year, meaning an increase by 300 per cent, reports say. The Free Trade Agreement which entered into force in January 2006 has boosted trade between the two countries. […]

New Spanish FM wants a new page in relations with Morocco

Recently appointed Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said restoring relations with Morocco was a top priority. Speaking at his first media comments after taking office, Albares described Morocco as “a friend of Spain.” Albares replaces Arancha Gonzales Laya whose tenure saw one of the worst crisis between Madrid and Rabat in recent history. Laya […]

CNN zooms on Id Mjahdi, Africa’s first solar-powered village

On Morocco’s Atlantic coast lies Id Mjahdi a small village near the coastal city of Essaouira that secures all its energy needs from solar-energy, the first of its kind in the whole African continent, CNN said in a special report. The US channel highlighted on its website the far-sightedness of Morocco’s renewable energy strategy. This […]