First Independent Mena Newspaper
Zimbabwe has banned the export of raw lithium from its mines so it can cash in on value addition and stop losing billions of dollars in mineral proceeds to foreign companies. The new regulation is designed to “ensure that the vision of the president to see the country becoming an upper-middle income economy has been […]
Shell will pay 15 million euros in compensation to Nigerian farmers for oil spills that severely polluted three villages in the Niger Delta, the oil giant has said in a statement. A court in The Netherlands ruled in 2021 that Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary was liable for damages resulting from the spills and ordered the oil […]
Gambia’s security services have arrested two military officers who are suspected of being involved in a coup attempt against President Adama Barrow last week, Gambia’s government spokesperson said. The government said on 21 December that a group of soldiers had been arrested in connection with the alleged plot to overthrow President Barrow’s government in the […]
Visiting Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister, Fariz Rzayev, emphasized, Tuesday in Rabat, the excellent level of cooperation between Morocco and his country despite the geographical distance, highlighting ways to strengthen bilateral relations. At a conference at the headquarters of the presidency of the Mohammed V (UM5) University, held under the theme “Azerbaijan post-conflict-vision”, the Azerbaijani official […]
The outstanding performance of the Moroccan footal team in Qatar 2022 world cup is still reverbating across the globe. In this connection, Radio France Internationale (RFI) aired Monday a reporting on Morocco’s Mohammed VI Football Academy that it labeled a factory for champions. With its 18 hectares of ultra-modern infrastructure, five soccer fields, a medical […]
A mission led by a multidisciplinary team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) highlighted Bank Al-Maghrib’s (BAM) transparency practices. This mission focused on examining the bank’s transparency practices in five areas, relating to “Governance”, “Policies”, “Operations”, “Results” of these policies, as well as the “Institutional Relations” it maintains with national and international bodies, the central […]
The President of Benin, Patrice Talon, noted that only a few African countries have been carrying the torch at the continental and global levels for some time, citing the case of Morocco at the World Cup (Qatar-2022). The Moroccan team’s performances “are the result of work that has been done over time,” he said. President […]
At least 10 persons were killed and several others injured when their minibus hit a roadside bomb in eastern Burkina Faso last Sunday, authorities have announced. Five other persons were injured in the accident and have admitted to hospital, Colonel Hubert Yaméogo, governor of the Eastern region, said. Yameogo indicated that some passengers have gone […]
Football star Cody Gakpo has agreed £37 million deal with Liverpool after a successful World Cup campaign. PSV Eindhoven, the employer, and Liverpool have inked the deal for the 23-year old man to join the Premier League. The Reds stole the show from Manchester United who also wanted to sign the young talent. “The PSV […]
Bahrain’s Al Baraka Group (ABG), one of the major Islamic banking and financing institutions, announced on Monday that it is exiting from two of its subsidiaries, Bank Al-Tamweel Wa Al-Inma (BTI) in Morocco and Itqan Capital, an investment company in Saudi Arabia. Its 43.6 pc stake in BTI will be sold to Moroccan Bank of […]