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Taqa Maroc sets up renewable energy subsidiary

Morocco’s largest private electricity producer, Taqa Maroc, has launched a renewable energy subsidiary to take care of its solar projects, Moroccan media said. UAE firm Taqa Maroc is listed on the Casablanca stock exchange and has reported a first quarter revenue of 4.09 billion dirhams, up 53.9% from last year as coal prices drop. It […]

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U.S. Antisemitism Monitor praises Morocco’s coexistence tradition & tolerance

U.S. State Department special envoy to Monitor Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt has hailed Morocco’s religious tolerance and deeply rooted cultural and historical co-existence. She made the remarks during a visit to the Moroccan city of Essaouira wherein she met Royal advisor André Azoulay, civil society representatives, students and religious figures at Bayt Dakira (House of Memory), […]

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Sahara: Lisbon reaffirms support to Morocco’s realistic Autonomy Plan

Portugal has reaffirmed its strong backing to the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara under its sovereignty, describing the Moroccan initiative as a serious and realistic solution in line with resolutions of the UN and the Security Council. The supportive stand comes in the Joint Declaration issued following the 14th Portuguese-Moroccan High-Level Meeting, […]

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DRC leader accuses EAC force of siding with enemy M23 rebels

The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has accused East African Community (EAC) regional force deployed to fight rebels in his country of working with the enemy rebels, while scores of soldiers and militiamen were reported killed Thursday (11 May) in a latest attack on the outskirts of the capital city Kinshasa. DRC […]

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South Africa probing US allegation of Pretoria’s secret arms sales to Russia

United States’ accusations leveled against South Africa that it had been secretly selling weapons to Russia has sent the African country’s currency tumbling to record low on Thursday (11 May). The US ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, accused the country on Thursday of providing weapons and ammunition to Russia for its war in Ukraine […]

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Sudan: 200,000 forced to flee abroad while 700,000 more internally displaced

Some 200,000 people have now fled Sudan to neighboring countries and hundreds of thousands more have been displaced inside the country, trying to escape bloody fighting that has been ongoing for almost a month, the United Nations said on Friday (12 May). “As violence in Sudan continues for a fourth week, nearly 200,000 refugees and […]

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Algeria: European Parliament Slams Press Freedom Violations and Calls for release of Ihsane El-Kadi

The European Parliament has decried the Algerian authorities’ crackdown on media freedom, calling for the immediate and unconditional release of all those arbitrarily detained for exercising their right to freedom of expression, including journalist Ihsane El-Kadi. In a resolution passed with overwhelming majority, EP urged the Algerian regime to respect press freedom and amend the […]

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Abidjan to host African Circular Economy Summit in October

Cote d’Ivoire’s economic capital Abidjan will on October 04-07 “ECO CIR 2023”; the African continent’s summit on Circular Economy. The event is backed by the Abidjan Autonomous District headed by Robert Beugré Mambé. The district has positioned itself as an important player in the promotion and development of the circular economy in the West African […]

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Egypt, Portugal ink agreement to upgrade health and pharmaceutical sectors

Egypt’s Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar and his Portuguese counterpart Manuel Pizarro signed Thursday a cooperation protocol to upgrade health and pharmaceutical sectors, Egypt Independent reports. There are no details about the agreement but Ghaffar reportedly indicated that the visit of his Portuguese counterpart and his delegation aims at deepening the partnership and cooperation in […]

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Gabon strips off several insurance Companies of operation license

The National Directorate of Insurance of Gabon (DNA) has retrieved operation permits from several insurance companies over unprofessional attitudes, Gabon Review reports. 11 entities in total including Solanus Casey Assurances, ACIP, Wellington Insurance Brokers Ltd Gabon, Bethel S.C.A, Contacts Assurances, Capital Assurances, Solidarity Assurances, are facing the ban. The decision, media notes, came late April […]