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UAE investors to build two desalination plants in Moroccan Sahara

Emirati firms Metito Utilities and Tahliya have announced in Dubai plans to build two seawater desalination plants powered with renewable energy in the Moroccan Sahara. The announcement was made Thursday on the sidelines of COP28 currently held in the UAE. It comes after the Declaration signed by King Mohammed VI and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed […]

Agadir and Marrakech Take Center Stage at London’s World Travel Market

Morocco’s tourism sector showcased its strongest performers at the 45th World Travel Market in London, with Agadir and Marrakech selected as featured destinations amid record growth from the critical British market. Agadir has posted double-digit performance gains driven primarily by British tourists, who represent the destination’s leading foreign market and primary driver of overnight stays. […]

Zaina Nyiramatama, Rwanda’s New Ambassador to Morocco

Zaina Nyiramatama, former executive secretary of Rwanda’s National Commission for Children (NCC), has been appointed new ambassador to Morocco, a statement by the Prime Minister’s office announced on Saturday. Zaina Nyiramatama replaces former mufti of Rwanda Sheikh Saleh Habimana, who was appointed in July 2019 as Rwanda’s first ambassador to Rabat. The appointment of Nyiramatama, […]