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Rare Earths Extraction: OCP & Mohammed VI Polytechnic University sign deal with British Rainbow

Moroccan state-owned phosphate group OCP and Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) signed on Monday a cooperation agreement with UK “Rainbow Rare Earths” company to further investigate and develop the optimal technique for the extraction of rare earth elements from phosphogypsum. Phosphogypsum contains rare earths as a by-product of phosphoric acid production. OCP together with the […]

Respect for Territorial Integrity a Sine Qua Non for Maghreb Integration

Respect for territorial integrity of member states is a sine qua non for achieving the long-sought integration of the Maghreb Union (AMU), Morocco’s Lower House Speaker Habib El Malki told AMU’s Secretary General Taieb Baccouche. During a meeting in Rabat, the two officials highlighted the wasted potential of the Maghreb as it continues to be […]

Morocco will come out unaffected if Algeria puts end to GME – Financial Times

The kingdom of Morocco will strive to meet its energy needs if Algeria presses ahead to terminate at the end of this month the gas transit agreement for the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline (GME), Financial Times notes.   Algeria and Morocco have seen their ties go further sour in recent weeks with Algiers adopting a string […]