Morocco has set up the steering committee for the 22nd United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP22) scheduled in Marrakech next November 7-18. This steering committee, chaired by foreign minister Salaheddine Mezouar, includes ten members. Its formation shows Morocco’s firm determination to ensure success to this landmark international event. The holding of COP22 in the […]
King Mohammed VI stressed the need for a south-south cooperation approach in Africa to mainstream good governance at the institutional, economic and societal level as a bulwark against “afro-pessimism”. The call was made in a speech read out on the Monarch’s behalf by Royal Advisor André Azoulay at the Governance Weekend held in Marrakech by […]
Firefighting teams in northern Morocco are continuing their battle against a major wildfire that has scorched approximately 500 hectares of forest and farmland in the Chefchaouen province, the national water and forests agency, ANEF, said. The blaze, fueled by strong hot winds, broke out on Tuesday, August 12, around 2:00 pm in the rural commune […]
