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Cocaine, cannabis resin and pharmaceutical opioids are the internationally trafficked drugs most seized in the Sahel, a region used by criminal networks and armed groups as a “natural stopover point” on trafficking routes from South America to Europe, according to a new report from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Drug trafficking in […]
Several prominent Nigerian intellectuals have sent an open letter to the country’s president and the National Assembly, urging them to tread with maximum caution over an alleged signing of a defense pact with the United States and France to establish their military bases in the West African country. The coalition, without providing evidence, accused Washington […]
King Mohammed VI received, this Tuesday, a message from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The message was handed to King Mohammed VI by King Salman’s envoy, Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Minister of State, member of the Council of Ministers, at an […]
Sweden’s Trelleborg group has pledged to invest €11 million in its plant to be set up in Morocco’s aerospace industrial zone, located in Casablanca suburbs, which are housing facilities of major industry players such as Boeing, Airbus, Sabca, Safran, Eaton, Matis, Nexans, Thales, Pilatus Hexcel… The Swedish group joins the expanding ecosystem with its engineered […]
Morocco earned the 6th place in the first FIFA Futsal Men’s World Ranking after completing an unbeaten season with a stunning performance. According to FIFA, the rise of the North African team has been nothing short of meteoric. They defeated Kuwait 7-1 in the Arab Futsal Cup final, trounced Argentina 7-0 in a friendly, finished […]
Preparations for the upcoming Arab summit scheduled to be hosted by Bahrain this May were discussed at a meeting held in Rabat Tuesday between visiting Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani and his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. Bahrain will host the 33rd Arab summit May 14 – 16. The Bahraini official’s visit to […]
Morocco increased eightfold the area cultivated with legal cannabis to 2078 hectares as the number of permits for investors grew to 161. Speaking to Asharq, head of the national agency for the regulation of the activities linked to cannabis, Mohamed Guerrouj, said these figures reflect the success of legalization among farmers and investors alike. “This […]
A new assessment by the Policy Center for The New South put the material damage of Sept 8 earthquake at 3 billion dirhams ($300 million), accounting for nearly 0.2% of Morocco’s GDP. The quake which hit vast swathes in the High Atlas mountains killed 3000 people and damaged 59,674 buildings, of which 32% were destroyed […]
Tunisia has intensified its crackdown on Sub-Saharan migrants abandoning scores on the borders with Algeria, which has been turning a blind eye to migrants’ crossing for years. Authorities have dismantled makeshift camps by migrants and took many to the borders with Algeria, the Tunisian forum for economic and social rights said. Tunisian elites are increasingly […]
Shell said it will ditch its downstream business in South Africa by divesting its shares in a local company, ending 120 years of operations there. “Shell has decided to reshape the downstream portfolio and intends to divest our shareholding in Shell Downstream SA (SDSA). Considering SDSA’s illustrious history, this decision was not taken lightly,” the […]