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Spanish government sources rejected as unfounded the accusations against Morocco or any other country in connection with the use of the Pegasus spyware, said Spanish news agency EFE on Wednesday. The government sources described as “mere speculation” any attempt to accuse a third country, especially Morocco, of using Pegasus spyware on members of the Spanish […]
A Tunisian soldier has suffered injuries after an improvised explosive device (IED) planted in the country’s restive center-west region exploded and wounded his leg, the Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday. The soldier has been whisked to the military hospital in capital Tunis for treatment. His condition is stable, the ministry added. Several soldiers were […]
The Nigerien army has killed 20 Boko Haram fighters near the border with Nigeria, AFP news agency reported. Military operations bulletin in the Diffa region (south-east of Niger) consulted by the agency indicated that the army last week wiped out in an “air-land sweep” operation the bases of the Islamic State in West Africa group […]
The Moroccan government has condemned the irresponsible and provocative remarks made by Israel’s finance minister Bezalel Smotrich, who claimed there is no such thing as Palestinian history or culture and no such thing as a “Palestinian people.” Commenting this shameful statement made at a conference in France, Moroccan Foreign minister Nasser Bourita said on Wednesday […]
Rachid M’Barki, ex-journalist of French BFM TV who has been fired for having uttered the expression “Moroccan Sahara” in a reporting on a Moroccan-Spanish economic forum in Dakhla, said during his hearing at the French National Assembly: “Morocco has never given me a single penny to say anything.” The Kingdom “is a large, sovereign country […]
China is importing more food products such as avocados, cashews, sesame seeds and chili peppers from Africa, after President Xi Jinping promised to increase non-resource imports from Africa and agriculture is emerging as the new focus of Beijing’s engagement with the continent. In the first two months of this year, Shanghai ports handled more than […]
Although palm oil production has been linked to environmental damage and human rights abuses, it remains an important industry providing jobs and contributing to economic growth in several countries in Africa. The global palm oil market size reached US$53.1bn in 2022 and looking forward, the market is expected to reach US$67.6bn by 2028, exhibiting a […]
The terrorist designation given to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, or TPLF, will be removed, Ethiopian lawmakers decided in a special session Wednesday (22 March), but UN human rights experts have warned that violations committed during the armed conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region must still be investigated if long-term peace is to be achieved. Lawmakers […]
Morocco’s Princess Lalla Meryem received, on Wednesday in Rabat, Queen Máxima Zorreguieta of the Netherlands, UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA). The visit of Queen Máxima to Morocco is a UN recognition of the progress made by the North African Kingdom in the field of financial inclusion, a key enabler to […]
Governor of Morocco’s Central Bank, Bank Al-Maghrib, Abdellatif Jouahri said that Morocco lags behind in Financial Technology (FinTech), stressing the need for a change of culture to develop the country’s FinTech ecosystem that plays a decisive role in the field of financial inclusion. Jouahri made the statement at a joint press briefing, he held in […]