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Theodoros Rousopoulos, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), lauded Morocco’s pivotal role in fostering stable relations between Africa and Europe. In a statement he made in Rabat on Monday, following talks with Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, Rousopoulos also emphasized the significant reforms spearheaded by King Mohammed VI, asserting that these […]
American company GE Gernova has decided to join the Xlinks Morocco-UK power project with a $10.2 million investment injected in this ambitious project expected to produce affordable and clean energy. Once complete, the Project’s wind and solar generation, combined with flexible battery storage, is expected to supply 3.6 gigawatts (GW) and deliver approximately 8% of […]
Algeria’s USMA has doubled down by refusing to play its second leg game against hosts RS Berkane as part of the CAF Confederation Cup semi-finals. USMA officials withdrew in protest over RS Berkane’s jerseys which bear a full Moroccan map, including the southern provinces. The Algerian team have seemingly abandoned the game under pressure from […]
The London-based energy company SDX said it has started gas production in Morocco after receiving government’s approval. SDX well is located in the Gharb region not far from Kenitra, where there is an industrial zone including automotive plants that need gas for industrial operations. Morocco considers gas a transition energy to cut its carbon footprint […]
Rwanda has hit back at the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for making “baseless allegations” against Apple after Kinshasa earlier accused the tech giant of using illegally exported materials from the war-torn east of the West African country in its products. Lawyers representing the DRC government alleged last week that Apple was […]
Endeavour announced its first gold pour in its the Sabodala-Massawa BIOX Expansion, two years after mine construction began. Ian Cockerill, CEO, commented “We are proud to have achieved our first gold pour at the Sabodala-Massawa BIOX® Expansion with over 3.5 million man hours worked with no lost time injuries. The beginning of operations marks the […]
Kenya Airways KQ said it has suspended all flights to Kinshasa in reaction to the detention of two of its staff members by DRC authorities. DRC authorities detained two KQ staff members on April 19 on ground of custom procedure violations relating to a cargo. A local court had allowed the release of the KQ […]
President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, has addressed to King Mohammed VI a written message, whose contents were not disclosed. The message was handed over by Gambian Foreign Minister Mamadou Tangara to his Moroccan peer at a meeting held Monday in Rabat. In a statement to the media following the meeting, Tangara described bilateral relations […]
The Moroccan government agreed to a 1000 dirham pay rise for civil servants and hiked by 10% the minimum wage for workers in the private and farming sectors. This came following a new round of dialogue with the main labor unions in the country. The pay raise will take place in two stages this year […]
Various aspects of cooperation between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Morocco were discussed in Rabat this Monday at a meeting between Chair of NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, who is paying a visit to the Kingdom April 28-30, and Minister in charge of the National Defense Administration, Abdeltif Loudyi. The meeting, attended […]