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The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has stressed the importance of the Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline project, describing it as a major driver of energy security across Africa. During an interactive dialogue held lately by the UN Second Committee (Economic-Financial Committee) in New York, ECA Executive Secretary, Claver Gatete said the project, estimated to […]
China has shipped 30,000 tons of liquid ammonia to Morocco from the eastern city of Nanjing, opening a new route as the kingdom seeks to secure fertilizer supplies, 7news Morocco reports. The Chinese embassy in Morocco announced the cargo in a post on X. Ammonia supplies the nitrogen needed for fertilizers. Morocco is one of […]
Eastern Libya’s House of Representatives has approved the maritime agreement with Turkey in a move that will reshape Libya’s political future and the balance of power in the Eastern Mediterranean, while creating new opportunities for political and military unification within Libya. However, Egypt, Israel, Greece and Cyprus have rejected the Libyan approval of maritime deal […]
Morocco won their fourth African futsal title after defeating Angola 5-2 in the final of CAF Futsal Africa Cup of Nations-2026 played Wednesday in Rabat. The hosts, who had lifted the trophy in 2016, 2020 and 2024, delivered a commanding performance in front of their home supporters to retain their crown. Moroccan Othmane Elidrissi opened […]
The government’s program seeks to diversify Morocco’s water supply while tightening control over demand, Le360 reports. The program says emergency projects, desalination and water transfers have strengthened the country’s resilience, but demand management has lagged and wastewater reuse is advancing slowly. To secure supply, the government relies on three levers: more small and hill dams […]
Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, co-chaired Wednesday in New York, in his capacity as Chair of the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), the 9th annual consultative meeting between the PBC and the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC), alongside the current Chair of the PSC, Churchill Ewumbue-Monono, Permanent Representative of […]
A Moroccan C-130 cargo aircraft, carrying military vehicles and supplies, landed on Monday at Liberia’s Roberts International Airport, according to local press reports. This first shipment of the Moroccan military equipment is destined for the training of the special forces of the Liberian Army. A second plane laden with more Moroccan military equipment is expected […]
The United Kingdom has decided to send fighter jets to Saudi Arabia to protect the Gulf country against attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen. The announcement was made Tuesday by the Defense Ministry after Houthi attacks on Riyadh and Aramco as Yemen’s civil war intensifies. The UK said its Typhoon fighter jets will […]
Pharmacists could play a bigger role in helping people detect infectious diseases earlier under a new partnership between Moroccan diagnostic test maker GIGALAB and representatives of more than 60 pharmacy unions, 7News reports. The agreement was signed at GIGALAB’s industrial facility in Had Soualem, in the presence of pharmacy representatives from different regions, who were […]
OPmobility group, a leading French automotive supplier & technology partner to mobility players, has opened its fourth manufacturing plant in Morocco, strengthening further the Kingdom’s competitive automotive industrial eco-system. The new facility, located in Kenitra, will produce exterior body parts and create several job opportunities. It features highly automatized manufacturing, handling and storage technologies. This […]