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The president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, said he was “thrilled” to receive applications from countries interested in hosting the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025, saying the objective is “to organize the best competition in Africa”. Patrice Motsepe made the statement upon arrival Saturday in Rabat to attend the final […]
Morocco-made environment friendly solar lamps were installed at the Pyramids of Giza, at the initiative of Moroccan brand ‘Shems for Lighting’ and ‘Liter of Light’ as part of the activities of the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (COP27) held in Sharm el-Sheikh (November 6-18). These lamps, made […]
Prospects for bolstering industrial and trade cooperation between Morocco and Spain were reviewed at a meeting in Madrid Friday that brought together the two countries’ Industry and Trade Ministers Ryad Mezzour and Reyes Maroto. The meeting was an opportunity to draw up a positive assessment of bilateral cooperation in industrial and business realms, in light […]
Three pharmaceutical giants are about to put an end to their investments in Tunisia, in a series of bad economic news that continued to flow in Tunisia led by a President who is more into empty rhetoric than taking action to avert the financial collapse of the country. So far, local subsidiaries of Bayer, GSK […]
Wallonia expressed support to the autonomy plan, presented in 2007 by Morocco, saying it is “a good basis for reaching a mutually acceptable solution” by the parties to the Sahara regional conflict. The supportive stand was voiced Thursday in Rabat by Mr. Elio Di Rupo, Minister-President of this Belgian region, following his meeting with Moroccan […]
Strategically located Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which is endowed with the key required raw materials, is poised to be a world leader in fertilizer production, according to Stéphane Rigny, the executive chairman of Kanga Potash. Kanga Potash, which has received its license to mine and produce potash in DRC, announced in July it was […]
US-based Honeywell International Inc. will convert the new building of the South Sinai Governorate General Assembly, and Sharm El Sheikh Hospital building into sustainable smart buildings, under a MoU signed on the sidelines of the ongoing COP27 climate summit taking place in Sharm El-Sheikh. The purpose of the MoU is to achieve the highest efficiency […]
Kenya’s parliament has approved the deployment of nearly 1,000 troops to fight an insurgency in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amid questions about the $37 million cost for the first six months of the mission. A parliament committee report says the funds will be spent on equipment, allowances, and operations for […]
Mali’s army and jihadist groups have carried out massacres and hundreds of human rights violations, the United Nations Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) said in a report that details previously undocumented abuses against civilians. The MINUSMA report reportedly lists 375 rights violations in the country between July and September, attributing 163 to jihadist groups and 162 […]
The ailing and ageing military regime in Algiers has officially asked to join the BRICS, a group of fastly growing emerging economies, in a move that indicates the level of disillusionment among the leadership of a country whose GDP is indexed on the raw oil and gas it exports. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South […]