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Vice President of El Salvador Félix Ulloa has affirmed that Morocco is a strategic partner of his country in Africa and the Arab world. In a statement to Diario El Salvador, Mr. Ulloa said Rabat and San Salvador are working continuously to consolidate the bonds of friendship and cooperation through the exchange visits, permanent consultations […]
Twenty people had been reported arrested by Ugandan police for suspected collaboration with the notorious militia group blamed for last Friday’s (16 June) horrific attack on a school near the border with Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Uganda reels from its deadliest attack in more than a decade after the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a […]
The European Union and Kenya have announced the political conclusion of the negotiations for an ambitious Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that aims to boost trade in goods and create new economic opportunities, with targeted cooperation to enhance Kenya’s economic development. The negotiations were concluded during an official ceremony in Nairobi by European Commission Executive Vice-President […]
The Egyptian Transport ministry signed on the 19th of June a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an International/Egyptian alliance to set up a consulting firm that will provide consulting services in the fields of transportation projects. The Egyptian-French consortium comprises French Aegis Alliance, the International Consulting Company (Sestra) and Shaker Engineering Company. The new firm, […]
A Tunisian police officer guarding the Brazilian Embassy in capital Tunis died of his wounds at hospital after he was stabbed by a man identified as university teacher. Faker Bouzghaya, the spokesman for the Interior ministry told State-run news agency TAP that the 33-year police officer passed away in hospital after he was stabbed during […]
The large-circulation daily in the USA has ranked Marrakesh among seven great cities in the world that offer great walks and the pleasures of strolling through their urban landscape. In an article entitled “In 7 Great Cities, 7 Great Walks”, the newspaper said that they asked writers in cities around the world to suggest routes […]
The Board of Directors of the World Bank approved a $450 million Program-for-Results loan to support the Government of Morocco in implementing an ambitious health reform to improve access to quality public health services for all. Morocco is currently implementing “one of the most ambitious and comprehensive health system reforms in the world, demonstrating its […]
Morocco’s central bank governor Abdellatif Jouahri advocated a cautious approach in adopting central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), recalling that the bank set up a working group to look at the matter in 2021. Speaking to a conference attended by IMF chief Kristina Georgieva, Jouahri underscored the urgent character of examining CBDCs which have a role […]
Visiting IMF managing director Kristina Georgieva praised Morocco for its economic reforms while saying the country was the ideal place for holding the IMF-WB annual meetings next October. Following talks with head of Moroccan government Aziz Akhannouch in Rabat, Georgieva said Morocco knew how to navigate the post-covid crisis thanks to targeted government actions. She […]
Spain has urged the European commission to work together with Morocco in view of securing a new fisheries deal as soon as possible. The deal expires on July 17 and there seems little enthusiasm for its renewal in Morocco after a European Court annulled it in 2021 because it covers Sahara waters. Spain’s agriculture minister […]