Morocco-economy

Moroccan peace-keeper Rachid Lamzaatar awarded Dag Hammarskjöld Medal posthumously

Moroccan Master Corporal Rachid Lamzaatar, who died on January 18, 2021 in the Central African Republic, was among the peace-keepers who were awarded posthumously the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal by the UN. Master Corporal Rachid Lamzaatar had served in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). The Dag Hammarskjöld Medals […]

Morocco hopes to build dams ahead of schedule in response to drought- official

With a filling rate that has been reduced to 28% in August, Morocco’s water ministry cut short the delivery time of 14 key dams under construction to eight months instead of 3 years, Abdelaziz Zerouali, director of research and planning at the ministry said. Morocco has currently 5 billion cubic meters of water stored in […]

Morocco wins diplomatic battle against Algeria at CAF (Jeune Afrique)

Morocco has won a diplomatic battle against Algeria at the Confederation of African Football and shattered its dream to see the so-called “SADR” admitted to the African football governing body, writes Jeune Afrique Monday. The CAF 43rd General Assembly convened in Rabat on March 12 actually approved an amendment to the confederation’s statutes stipulating that […]