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Morocco fully supports initiatives aimed at establishing a “safe”, “secure” and “resilient” cyberspace, Minister in charge of National Defense Administration, Abdellatif Loudiyi, said Monday in Marrakech. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Africa Cybersafe Symposium, held on May 27-28 in Marrakech, at the initiative of the Directorate-General of Information Systems Security (DGSSI), under the […]
Morocco strongly denounces and condemns the raid carried out by the Israeli army against a camp sheltering more than 100,000 displaced Palestinians near the city of Rafah, an official source from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The source said the raid left dozens of civilians dead or wounded, in flagrant violation of international law […]
The Bayt Mal Al Quds Asharif Agency, an offshoot of Al Quds Committee, on Monday in Casablanca, a startup incubator in the field of innovation (BMAQ Plus) for young Al-Quds entrepreneurs. Part of the Agency’s digital strategy, this platform aims to incubate startups and offer real opportunities for integration into the job market, e-commerce, and […]
Morocco’s port authority is going green. It seeks to set up five photovoltaic solar plants in the ports of Casablanca, Agadir, Jorf lasfar, Laayoune, and Boujdour. The solar plants would power the ports to reduce the carbon footprint, as part of a larger national plan that would increase the share of renewables in the electricity […]
Morocco’s harvest of three main grains, soft wheat, durum, and barley, dropped 43% to 3.12 million tons in 2024, due to a severe drought that slashes cultivated areas. The cultivated area shrunk to 2.47 million hectares, compared with 3.67 million hectares last season, the agriculture ministry said. Soft wheat harvest dropped to 1.75 million tons, […]
The military rulers of Burkina Faso extended their stay in power for five more years, state-owned broadcaster said. Current leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré will be able to run for the next presidential elections, the broadcaster said, citing the conclusions of a national dialogue. Traore took power following a coup two years ago, setting the country […]
Russia and Mali are working together to build a solar plant that would cut Mali’s electricity deficit. Only about 50% of Malians have access to electricity, with outages so commonplace since the coup which set the country at odds with ECOWAS. Mali struggled to get steady fuel supply for its thermal stations, which disrupted electricity […]
Ghana signed a memorandum of understanding with bilateral creditors, including France and China, to restructure $5.4 billion worth of debt. The deal was seen as a prerequisite for unlocking $360 million from the IMF under a $3 billion bailout program next month. Ghana was the second African country to default on its debt following Zambia […]
Managem, a Moroccan mining company, said it lowered cobalt production at its Bou Azzer mine due to falling prices, as it reports a drop in first quarter revenue. The company opted for “preserving resources” in this low prices context, it said in a statement, noting a 13% drop in first quarter revenue. Cobalt is a […]
Nigerian president Bola Tinubu said Africa’s regional bodies should set up military forces to fend off terrorism and military coups. Speaking at a recent event in Abuja dubbed the State of Democracy in Africa, Tinubu said that empowering regional blocs to have their own stand by forces would thwart military coups and act as a […]