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Morocco has been selected among 13 beneficiary countries from a new green financial program worth $634 million provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Under this program, Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Mongolia, North Macedonia, Serbia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will benefit from […]
Rabat has launched Morocco’s most advanced public sanitation infrastructure project, investing 21 million dirhams ($3.2 million) in eleven automated, intelligent toilet facilities strategically positioned throughout the capital, news outlet le360 reports. The Rabat Development Company initiated this long-awaited urban amenity following a competitive tender process, addressing persistent public health and comfort concerns in the city. […]
Despite government efforts to combat rising red meat prices through import liberalization and suspended customs duties, Moroccan consumers continue facing financial strain. Industry experts and consumer advocates criticize the current approach as inadequate, calling for fundamental restructuring of the national livestock sector rather than temporary measures. Market dynamics reveal persistent price volatility despite intervention attempts. […]
Kings and Heads of State of Islamic and Arab countries participating in the Arab-Islamic emergency summit held Monday in Doha reiterated their solidarity with Qatar, and condemned Israel’s aggression against its sovereignty. The Arab and Islamic leaders stressed, in the final statement adopted at the end of the summit, that Israel’s aggression against Qatar and […]
President of Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadéra has thanked King Mohammed VI for hosting a meeting highlighting the investment opportunities offered in this landlocked African country. The investment meeting, organized in Casablanca from 14 to 15 September, was marked by the presence of several Moroccan, Central African, Arab and foreign officials as well as diplomats […]
King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, has addressed a message to the Supreme Council of Ulema (Religious Scholars) on the commemoration of the 15th-century anniversary of the birth of Prophet Sidna Mohammed, peace and blessings be upon Him (PBUH), urging the Council to organize scientific activities, scholarly and outreach events, and to highlight the […]
Governments and businesses in Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa are grappling with sharply rising borrowing costs, a trend that poses serious risks to economic growth across Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new report by Moody’s Ratings. Over the past five years, debt servicing costs have surged in all three economies due to weak policy frameworks, […]
As Pope Léon XIV prepares to honor the martyrs of the 21st century in a solemn ecumenical ceremony, French paper Le Journal du Dimanche highlights a community suffering in near silence: the Christians of Kabylie, a region in northern Algeria where religious and political repression intersect. While global attention often focuses on persecuted Christians in […]
During the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, multiple NGOs and human rights defenders exposed grave violations committed by the Polisario militias in the Tindouf camps on Algerian territory. These abuses, reportedly carried out with the complicity of the host country, Algeria, were described as systematic and widespread, particularly targeting women […]
The Central African Republic chose Casablanca as the strategic venue to unveil its ambitious National Development Plan 2024-2028, valued at approximately 7,000 billion CFA francs ($10.7 billion). This came during an Investment Round Table dedicated to financing the Central African Republic’s National Development Plan 2024-2028. The round table, held September 14-15, 2025, transformed Morocco’s economic […]