Morocco’s cooperation with OHCHR & UN Human Rights Mechanisms hailed by Commissioner Bachelet as positive

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday commended Morocco’s positive cooperation with the Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) and the UN human rights mechanisms.   Speaking at a virtual meeting with the Group of Support for the Territorial Integrity of the Kingdom at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), Bachelet […]

Morocco Second Biggest Buyer of Arms in Africa in 2013-2017- SIPRI

Morocco purchased 12% of overall arms imports in Africa maintaining its position as the second largest buyer of weapons on the continent over the 2013-2017 period, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a recent report. Morocco was ranked ahead of Nigeria with 5.1% of African arms imports and was preceded by Algeria, […]

Farming: Morocco-Proposed Triple A Initiative at Focus of Meeting at AfDB

The initiative for the Adaptation of African agriculture, presented by Morocco during the COP22 in Marrakech in 2016 was at the focus of a meeting in Abidjan between Moroccan Minister of Agriculture Aziz Akhannouch and President of the African Development Bank Akinuwumi Adesina. The AfDB President expressed at the meeting the African institution’s support to […]