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King Mohammed VI sent a congratulatory message to the members of the national soccer team, finalists of the Under-17 TotalEnergies 2023 African Cup of Nations, for their exceptional achievement during the tournament and their qualification for the 2023 World Cup. “It is with great joy that We send you Our warmest congratulations for the exceptional […]
The World Trade Organization chief has urged Nigeria to see alternative revenue sources as the oil and gas industry becomes less lucrative. Speaking during a recent function in Abuja, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Director-General of the WTO, has advised incoming governors to stop depending on crude oil and diversify the sources of revenue in their domains. […]
The Arab Summit, convened Friday in Jeddah, lauded Morocco’s efforts engaged for the settlement of the Libyan crisis and praised the Kingdom’s solidarity with Yemen. In their final declaration, the Arab leaders stressed the importance of the Libyan Political Agreement signed in Skhirat in 2015 for a lasting and peaceful resolution of the Libyan crisis. […]
King Mohammed VI chaired a ministerial council focusing on the farm output and decrees relating to defense as well as the approval of nominations to senior positions in multiple agencies and institutions. During the council, agriculture minister Mohamed Sadki mentioned that the cereals output this year is expected to improve 62% from last year to […]
The United Nations has appealed for $3 billion to help those affected by the conflict in Sudan with a top UN official decrying multiple serious breaches of an agreement by Sudan’s warring parties last week to spare civilians and civilian infrastructure and to let in badly needed aid. The United Nations humanitarian agency said it […]
The 32nd Arab Summit, held Friday in Jeddah, voiced strong support to the role played by Al-Quds Committee chaired by King Mohammed VI and Bayt Mal Al-Quds Agency in defending the Holy City and the resistance of its Palestinian inhabitants. King Mohammed VI is represented in the Jeddah Summit by Prince Moulay Rachid. In their […]
Ahead of Cameroon’s National Day on 20 May, thousands of people are demonstrating this week, calling for peace and reconciliation in what a recent briefing paper referred to as a „bloody civil war“. The demonstrators, led by activists, traditional leaders and clerics, gathered in the capital, Yaounde, on Thursday, calling for an end to hate […]
Morocco’s Prince Moulay Rachid is representing King Mohammed VI in the Arab Summit which opened this Friday in Jeddah, marking the return of Syria to the Arab League after a 12-year suspension following a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters against President Bachar Al-Assad. Upon his arrival Friday at King Abdelaziz International Airport, Prince Moulay Rachid […]
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has handpicked Barclays Bank as an international sell-side advisor for the sale of its 99% stake in the state-owned United Bank, Egypt Today reports. Barclays will work alongside local financial advisor, CI Capital, the media also notes. United Bank is one of the 32 state-owned companies the Egyptian government […]
The criminal chamber of Nabeul Court of First Instance, in Tunisia, has ordered the release of two students arrested Tuesday over a song condemning the country’s laws on drugs and treatment of youth by security forces. Dhia Nassir, 26, and Youssef Chelbi, 27, appeared before the prosecutor Tuesday upon request from the ministry of interior […]