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Iran bought 300 tons of uranium from Niger to be used for its nuclear program in exchange of drones and surface-to-air missiles, London-based media Iran International reported. The news came in a long report earlier this month by Iranian-American reporter Banafsheh Zand, echoing an earlier report on Africa Intelligence that raised secret talks between Tehran […]
Morocco’s tourism sector is poised to outperform last year’s record with the arrival of 6 million tourists in the first five months of this year, tourism minister Fatima Ezzahra Ammour said. The number of arrivals was 770,000 higher compared to the same period last year, as Morocco continues to attract international hotel brands to invest […]
Morocco and Slovenia agreed to strengthen their political and economic partnership and decided to open embassies in their respective capitals, Rabat and Ljubljana. The decision was made Tuesday in Rabat during talks between visiting Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon and her Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. “We welcome Slovenia’s decision to open an embassy in Rabat. […]
South Africa’s ANC, which ruled the country for three decades, seeks to join a coalition government after it obtained only 40% of the votes in the May 29 elections. The debacle of ANC was expected as polls showed a falling popularity of the party that ruled what used to be Africa’s richest country since the […]
The United States is “missing an incredible window of opportunity” in Africa, a senior executive in US company told the US Senate Committee on Finance, urging a “quick renewal” of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) that will have the largest impact on the US business interests on the African continent. SanMar Corporation’s general […]
The European Union’s migration deals with Tunisia and Mauritania have proved to be controversial, with the former strongly criticized for fundamental rights violations of migrants stranded in the north African country, while the latter has not discouraged thousands of Africans from increasingly going through Mauritania to reach European shores. In July 2023, the EU signed […]
Cash-strapped Tunisia will get 450 million euros from the European Investment Bank to fund small and medium-sized enterprises and infrastructure projects, the bank said. The financing deal will be signed on Thursday at the Tunisia Investment, the bank said in a statement, adding that the loan will benefit “high-impact projects for the population and the […]
Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, firmly supports all initiatives aimed at establishing a lasting ceasefire in Gaza, delivering humanitarian aid, and protecting civilians, said head of the Moroccan Government Aziz Akhannouch on Tuesday. Akhannouch who was addressing the high-level International Conference on the Urgent Humanitarian Response to Gaza, hosted by Jordan, emphasized […]
Slovenia’s foreign minister Mrs. Tanja Fajon has voiced her country’s strong support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan offered for the Sahara under its sovereignty, saying the plan is “a good basis for reaching a final and consensual solution.” In a joint statement issued in Rabat following her talks held Tuesday with Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita, the […]
Morocco has warmly welcomed the adoption by the UN Security Council of Resolution 2735, which calls for a three-phase ceasefire in Gaza and outlines a significant multi-year reconstruction plan for the Palestinian territory, as a positive step. Morocco’s response to the adoption of the US-sponsored resolution was expressed by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, during a […]