World Policy Conference 12 th edition in Marrakech oct 2019

Mauritania Blames Regional Transmission Line Failure for Widespread Power Outage

Mauritania’s national electricity company, SOMELEC, has attributed the general power outage that affected several parts of the country on Tuesday, 10th March, evening to an unexpected failure on a high-voltage transmission line. According to the company, the blackout disrupted electricity supply in Nouakchott, Nouadhibou, and several communities along the transmission corridor late Tuesday night into […]

UN: New York hosts seminar on autonomy & foreign direct investment promotion

An international research seminar on the theme of “territorial autonomy: the promotion of foreign direct investment”, held in New York Monday provided a platform to compare the Morocco-proposed Autonomy Initiative for the Sahara region with other autonomy experiences in the world, particularly with regard to the promotion of foreign direct investments in the autonomous regions […]

Morocco rejoices at appointment of first woman, first African as WTO Director-General

Morocco has expressed satisfaction at the appointment of Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the head of the World Trade Organization (WTO), as it is the first time that a woman from an African developing country is at the helm of the organization. The Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was appointed Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) during […]