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Morocco’s wheat harvest faces collection bottlenecks

Morocco’s push to prioritize domestically produced wheat following a strong harvest is being hampered by bottlenecks in harvesting, rising costs and some quality concerns, industry officials and sector reports indicate. After abundant winter rains ended a seven-year drought, Morocco expects cereals output to double this season to around 9 million tons. To shield local farmers […]

US convenes Sahara talks in Madrid to implement pro-autonomy resolution

The United States has convened discreet talks in Madrid bringing together Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania, and the Polisario Front to advance the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2797, which urges the parties to negotiate on the basis of Morocco’s autonomy initiative.   No press statements were issued, and participants maintained strict confidentiality about the substance […]

Chief of Morocco’s Business Federation Resigns after being Lambasted over Algeria Remarks

Head of the Moroccan enterprises federation (CGEM) Salaheddine Mezouar submitted his resignation after being criticized by a foreign ministry statement over remarks concerning the unrest in Algeria. Mezouar, who announced his resignation in an e-mail to the CGEM members citing “major personal constraints”, had told an international conference in Marrakech that the military regime in […]