Coronavirus-Morocco: Royal initiatives, decisive measures to cope with pandemic

A series of decisive measures, some at the instruction of King Mohammed VI, were taken lately to limit the spread of the Coronavirus and mitigate its economic impact of the pandemic. As an illustration of his resolve to tackle this health crisis, King Mohammed VI on Sunday gave his instructions to the government to immediately […]

China’s Huayou mulls $20 bln EV battery investment in Morocco’s Sahara

Huayou, a Chinese manufacturer of electric vehicles battery materials, would invest 200 billion dirhams or $20 bln in a plant in Morocco’s region of Laayoune Sakia El Hamra in the Sahara, the regional investment center announced. A delegation of the Chinese group visited the region where officials introduced competitive attractions to help the company export […]

Four additional African countries join Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project

Four more African countries, namely Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Guinea, and Benin, have signed memoranda of understanding with Morocco and Nigeria to participate in the flagship Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project. The signing took place at the headquarters of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Lagos, Nigeria, in the presence of Amina Benkhadra, the […]