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Morocco offered construction permits to 51,031 families, that is 87% of overall applications, as the country races the clock to address the aftermath of September 7, 2023 earthquake. As part of the first batch of aid, 56,067 households received 20,000 MAD in aid for partially or totally demolished houses in the September 7 quake, the […]
Russian foreign minister Segy Lavrov is on an African tour leading him to some of the countries that have distanced themselves from Western capitals. Lavrov began his tour with Guinea, which together with some African nations abstained from voting in favor of a UN resolution that calls for a withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine. […]
Nigeria is reinforcing security to tackle oil theft and the vandalism targeting its onshore pipeline and oil fields, but the issue is still far from being resolved. In April, Nigeria recruited 1,486 personnel to boost internal security operations in the country’s crude production heartland, according to local media sources. Nigeria is Africa’s largest oil producer […]
US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, expressed the “gratitude” of the United States to King Mohammed VI for Morocco’s humanitarian contributions to Gaza, and stressed the importance of Morocco’s support for President Biden’s proposal regarding an enduring ceasefire in Gaza. “The Secretary conveyed his gratitude to King Mohammed VI for Morocco’s humanitarian contributions to Gaza,” […]
Morocco is convinced that Africa-Korea partnership brings in an important added value to the continent’s socioeconomic development, said Talbi El Alami, Speaker of the House of Representatives, who represents King Mohammed VI at the 1st Korea-Africa Summit convening in Seoul June 4-5. Korea’s technological & scientific progress, economic emergence, and steadfast commitment to the stability, […]
Morocco’s national carrier, Royal Air Maroc, and Etihad Airways of the United Arab Emirates have agreed to enhance their cooperation ties in order to provide their customers more flight options and better services for a memorable travel experience. The agreement, signed Monday, enables travelers of companies to book their entire journey on a single ticket […]
Fez is hosting the 3rd edition of the high-level meeting of Heads of Counter-Terrorism and Security Agencies in Africa, known as the “Marrakech Platform”, marked by the participation of nearly sixty delegations. Speaking at the opening Tuesday of the twoof the meeting, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita emphasized that the Marrakech Platform corresponds perfectly to the […]
The recently endorsed EU’s Pact on Migration and Asylum “is going to run into political and possibly also legal challenges and a largely hostile international setting,” says a new study by the Elcano Royal Institute, while especially left-wing organizations denounce it as “the result of a deliberate EU policy aimed at creating a deterrent effect […]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has kicked off his three-country African tour in junta-led Guinea, part of a fresh push to bolster support for Moscow from countries on the continent, amidst Russian isolation on the world stage. Russia’s top diplomat arrived Monday (3 June) in the capital Conakry on his latest visit to West Africa, […]
The Algerian regime has announced big plans to attract 12 million tourists by 2030. Yet, on the ground, everything needs to be done from relaxing visa procedures, training skilled staff to ensuring security in a country that is notorious as one of the hardest countries to access in North Africa. With over 1600 km of […]