Morocco-China relations hold “great hope,” says Chinese ambassador

China’s newly appointed ambassador to Morocco, Yu Jinsong, expressed strong optimism about the trajectory of bilateral relations between Beijing and Rabat during a press conference in the Moroccan capital. Speaking at an event marking the 4th Plenum of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, Ambassador Yu emphasized that cooperation between the two […]

CAR: 12 combatants of an armed group killed by peacekeepers

Twelve members of an armed group died in a clash with UN peacekeepers and government troops as they tried to enter a city in northeastern Central African Republic (CAR). The fighting erupted on Sunday after the Popular Front for the Rebirth of Central Africa (FPRC) entered the flashpoint town of Birao before being repelled, government […]

FAO: Morocco’s 2017 Harvest Prospects Very Promising

Unlike in 2016 when only 2.7 million tons of wheat and 600,000 tons of barley were harvested mainly due to poor and erratic rains, prospects for the 2017 harvest look very promising, says FAO in its latest review. While parts of Morocco suffered from autumn drought up to mid-November 2016, which delayed plantings in some […]