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While Kenya’s newly elected President William Ruto, ran his election campaign on an anti-China platform, the language of his new administration now stands in a sharp contrast with the strident tones he used on the campaign trail. During his campaign, Ruto talked tough on China, vowing to deport Chinese nationals doing jobs he said should […]
A Congress bipartisan group sent a letter Thursday to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, raising concerns over Algeria’s growing ties with Russia and calling for sanctions against officials in the Algerian regime for arms deals with Moscow. The call by the bipartisan group, led by Congresswoman Lisa McClain, follows a similar call from Senator […]
Heavy gunfire rang out early Friday in Burkina Faso’s capital — near the presidential palace, the main military camp and some residential areas — and the state broadcaster went off the air, sparking fears of a mutiny nine months after a military coup d’etat overthrew the country’s president. Soldiers are reported to have taken up […]
Algeria’s military rulers and their civilian façade continue their theft of cultural heritage of their neighbors, the latest episode was the appropriation of Moroccan mosaic in their national squad outfit which triggered an immediate condemnation from Morocco’s cultural ministry demanding Adidas to withdraw the Tshirts or risk a lawsuit. Morocco’s culture ministry lawyer Mourad El […]
The Moroccan Government decided Thursday at the cabinet’s weekly meeting to extend the state of health emergency until October 31, 2022, to continue to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of measures taken by public authorities to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Government Council examined and adopted a draft decree, presented by the […]
Portugal, which is faced with a labor shortage, is set to recruit 400 Moroccans who will work in the farming sector, under a Memorandum of Understanding signed Wednesday. The MoU was signed, Wednesday in Lisbon, between the Moroccan National Agency for the Promotion of Employment and Skills (ANAPEC) and the Portuguese Institute for Employment and […]
Morocco and the United States have co-signed, in Vienna, a joint statement on strengthening cooperation in preparedness and response to radiological and nuclear emergencies. The statement, inked on the sidelines of the ongoing 66th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is part of the long-standing partnership between Morocco and the United States […]
Morocco will take over the rotating chairmanship of the Peace & Security Council of the African Union for one month starting October 1st to serve peace and security in the continent. The Moroccan presidency of the AU-PSC is part of the Kingdom’s commitments to a peaceful, stable and prosperous Africa, said on Thursday Morocco’s Foreign […]
Moroccan authorities announced on Thursday the arrest of a member of ISIS terror organization in Casablanca in cooperation with U.S. intelligence services. The jihadist, 29, was involved in preparing a terror attack against the country’s peace and stability. Law enforcement agents searched his premise and found cell phones, SIM cards, a PC and two laptops. […]
The acquisition of Nigeria-based Daystar Power by Shell is significant for the UK-headquartered oil giant, which has long been active in the continent’s hydrocarbons market, as it must look for new sources of growth as fossil fuels are phased out. Shell has acquired Daystar Power, a Nigeria-based provider of hybrid solar power solutions to commercial […]