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Japan Tobacco International launched, on Friday July 19, the construction of its new factory in the Tetouan Park industrial zone, within the Tanger Med industrial platform, to consolidate its presence on the African continent. After creating a regional cluster for North and West Africa, based in Casablanca, which includes the company’s activities in 13 African […]
Thanks to its long experience in thwarting terrorist attacks, a Moroccan police delegation has arrived in Paris to participate in securing the Olympic Games. French authorities have asked for the help of the Moroccan police to secure the global sporting event. An agreement has been signed in this regard during the visit to Paris by […]
The newly elected British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Thursday (18 July) $108 million in funding for Africa and the Middle East to tackle illegal migration “at source”, as he seeks to “reset” the United Kingdom’s approach to deal with the problem. Starmer has pledged $108 million to fund health and education initiatives abroad, as […]
Morocco’s planning agency HCP said drought would ditch this year’s growth rate to 3% from an earlier estimate of 3.4%. The rate is almost similar to that of the IMF, which expected the economy to grow 3.1% this year. HCP expects the economy to recover to 3.4% in 2025, on the hypothesis of a close […]
Russia and Turkey have recently strengthened their nuclear footprint in Africa, the former by inking a nuclear deal with the Congo and the latter through reported efforts by to acquire some of Niger’s uranium assets to support its growing nuclear-power industry. After being involved in several nuclear deals across Africa, Russia’s state company Rosatom which […]
Moroccan economy has shown resilience and has accelerated, with real output increasing by 3.4 percent in 2023, according to the World Bank’s latest economic monitor for the country. “Despite various obstacles, including a slowdown in the global economy, an inflation shock, and the Al Haouz earthquake, Moroccan economy has shown resilience and has accelerated with […]
North African countries have urged Europe at a Trans-Mediterranean Migration Forum in Tripoli to increase aid to help them stem the flow of refugees and migrants. Representatives from 28 African and European countries met in Libyan capital on Wednesday (17 July) to discuss ways to tackle irregular migration. The North African country is a main […]
A major global operation targeting West African organized crime groups across five continents has successfully concluded, Interpol has announced, which has led to the arrest of 300 people, seizing $3 million and blocking 720 bank accounts. Operation Jackal III, which ran from April to early July in 21 countries on five continents, aimed to fight […]
The Atlantic Council, the U.S. State Department and Amnesty International have issued scathing reports on the deteriorating human rights situation in Tunisia and sounded the alarm over the escalating repression and prosecution of opposition leaders ahead of upcoming presidential election scheduled for October. In its analysis on the worsening political crisis in Tunisia, the American […]
Morocco and Japan have expressed their shared will to bolster their cooperation in sea fisheries and aquaculture. During the 38th Morocco-Japan Annual Fisheries Consultation, held this week in Rabat, the two parties have expressed their commitment to contribute to the sustainable management of fisheries resources, the Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries, said in a press […]