Former Mauritanian President ould Abdelaziz

Morocco to train 40,000 volunteers by World Cup date

Morocco is preparing a training scheme for 40,000 volunteers, mostly university students, to ensure a better organization of the World Cup, chairman of the World Cup organizing committee Fouzi Lekjaa said. The global event, to last seven weeks, would create at least 100,000 jobs in the Moroccan economy and attract at least 10 million visitors […]

Libya seduces Moroccan investors

At the end of the Libyan delegation’s visit to Morocco, both counterparts seem to be happy of the outcome of the negotiations to encourage investment. The chief of the Libyan Chamber of Commerce Idriss Omran said there are ongoing feasibility studies and projects to promote investment on both sides. He called on Moroccan investors to […]

Sudan faces imminent famine as war rages

Nearly 750,000 people are on the brink of starvation in war-torn Sudan, where the conflict between rival army factions aggravates the humanitarian situation, the global authority on famine said. The war left nearly half Sudan’s 48 million population suffering from hunger in areas including the capital Khartum, according to the latest figures from the Integrated […]