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Morocco and China have explored new prospects to bolster their cooperation in strategic and high value-added sectors, such as infrastructure, industry, energy, innovation, digital technology, renewable energy, tourism, and higher education. This came during a meeting in Beijing Friday between Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, who is on a working visit to China, and his […]
Abdellatif Hammouchi, Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance (DGSN-DSGT), is on a working visit to Turkey at the head of a high-level security delegation. The visit coincides with his participation in the International Forum on Internal Security Equipment, Technological Advances, and Scientific Innovations (IGEF 2025), held in Ankara September 18 to 20. Hammouchi, […]
The 2025 World Manufacturing Conference opened on Saturday in Hefei, the capital of China’s eastern Anhui Province, with the participation of representatives from more than 40 countries, including Morocco. The conference, attended by government officials, diplomats, business leaders, heads of international organizations, and presidents of professional associations, serves as a strategic platform for sharing expertise, […]
Non-governmental organizations sounded the alarm on Friday before the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva over serious violations committed by polisario separatists against children and women in the Tindouf camps in southwestern Algeria. Speaking on behalf of the Elizka Relief Foundation, Charlotte Bama denounced the forced labor of children in the Gara Djebilet […]
Tripoli has been announced on Thursday, September 18, as the host city for the 2025 Libya–Africa International Gas Forum, scheduled for December 6-7. The event is organized by Libya’s Ministry of Oil and Gas under the Government of National Unity. The forum aims to gather a significant cohort of energy leaders, including representatives from the […]
Sudan’s principal civilian political blocs are deeply divided over whether to participate in an African Union-mediated dialogue scheduled for early October in Addis Ababa. The talks aim to establish a roadmap for a comprehensive political process and a transition to civilian governance. While the “Somoud” coalition, headed by former Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, has conditionally […]
Tunisia’s industrial sector experienced a significant widening of its trade deficit during the first half of 2025. According to data from Tunisia’s Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation (APII), while the country’s exports showed modest growth of 1.9%, reaching 29.48 billion dinars, imports surged by 8% to 32.03 billion dinars. This imbalance caused […]
Algeria’s political and security establishment is reeling from the reported escape of Nacer El Djinn, the former head of the country’s internal intelligence agency (DGSI), amid escalating internal rivalries and a broader crisis of governance. El Djinn, dismissed in May, is believed to have fled the country aboard a clandestine patera bound for Spain, accompanied […]
The Casablanca shipyard, inaugurated Thursday by King Mohammed VI, marks a significant milestone in Morocco’s efforts to strengthen its position in the global maritime industry. With an investment of approximately 2.5 billion dirhams, the shipyard includes a 240-meter-long dry dock capable of accommodating vessels up to 220 meters in length and 32 meters in width. […]
US senior presidential advisor Massad Boulos has discussed the Sahara issue with Head of the African Union Commission Mahmoud Youssouf at the AU HQ in Addis Ababa. In a post published on his X account, M. Boulos said he discussed with AUC chief “our shared commitment to advancing peace, conflict resolution, and humanitarian aid across […]