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South Korea’s LG Energy Solution (LGES) considers setting up a factory to make key electric battery component cathodes together with Chinese firms in Morocco, where numerous EV battery factories are under development. Wonjoon Suh, head of LGES’ advanced automotive battery division, told Reuters the company is negotiating partnerships with Chinese LFP cathodes makers, who produce […]
At least 14 countries will trade freely within East, Central, and Southern Africa from this Thursday, July 25, with the coming into force of a Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) Agreement, which flattens the East African Community (EAC), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) into a […]
Morocco’s Olympic football squad stunned Argentina 2-1 in a match that was marred by referral dysfunctions. Morocco opened the score and led the match 2-0, before Argentina netted a goal and was struggling for an equalizer. Argentina could only score in the 16th minutes of a scheduled 15-minute injury time, leading many observers to raise […]
Morocco and Burkina Faso have signed a military cooperation agreement, covering training and drills, technical support and exchange of expertise, military health, and other areas of common interest. The agreement was initialed in Rabat this Wednesday by Minister in charge of National Defense Administration, Abdeltif Loudyi, and Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs of Burkina […]
Côte d’Ivoire has reiterated its steadfast position in favor of the Moroccan Sahara, and its unwavering support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its entire territory and hailed the King’s strong commitment to peace and development in Africa. The stance was renewed by Ivorian Foreign Minister Kacou Houadja Léon Adom during a news conference […]
Gen. Michael Langley, Chief of U.S. Africa Command, travelled on Tuesday to Algeria and met with army chief Said Chengriha and President Abdelmajid Tebboune amidst intelligence reports warning against Iranian weapons delivered recently to Algeria-backed Polisario militias. According to experts, these weapons pose a direct threat to American interests in the region and to Morocco, […]
Two mudslides in southern Ethiopia left at least 230 people dead, following heavy rain as chances thin to find survivors. Most deaths were caused by the first landslide, followed by a second that killed people who were trying to rescue survivors, local media reported. Landslides are common during Ethiopia’s rainy season, which started in July […]
Promoting human rights has been at the heart of the reign of king Mohammed VI, who turned the page on past violations, urged the setting up of monitoring bodies and has been at the forefront of legislation aiming to protect rights. The creation of the justice and reconciliation commission in 2003 enabled the closing of […]
The Group of Friends on Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development, co-chaired by Morocco and the United States, organized, in New York, a high-level event on the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence (AI) to support sustainable development in Africa. The event, titled “AI: An exponential opportunity for sustainable development in Africa”, was held Monday at the […]
Nigerian authorities fined Meta, the mother company of Facebook, whatsApp and Instagram, 220 million dollars for breaching consumer and data protection laws as well as abusing its position as market leader. The fine was announced following a 34-month investigation by Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). Meta is also accused of sharing Nigerians’ […]