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UNESCO has named Rabat, Morocco’s capital city, World Book Capital (WBC) for 2026 upon the recommendation of the World Book Capital Advisory Committee. The announcement was made Tuesday by UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay. The UNESCO World Book Capital Advisory Committee includes representatives of European and International Booksellers Federation (EIBF), the International Authors Forum (IAF), […]
A growing group of influential EU member states expressed their tacit disapproval with an ECJ ruling that invalidated trade deals with Morocco. The ruling, described as a “blatant political bias” by Moroccan foreign ministry, annulled the fisheries and agricultural deals between the EU and Morocco because they covered goods from the Kingdom’s southern provinces, the […]
Solar power companies are rapidly expanding in Central and West Africa, bringing electricity to millions in regions where 600 million people still lack access. These often African-owned businesses operate in areas with low electrification rates, offering products ranging from solar-powered lamps to complete home systems. In West Africa, where 220 million people live without power, […]
Algeria’s president had nothing but words to attack the transatlantic pipeline that will connect Nigeria to Morocco, benefiting 13 other West African states. Speaking at an interview with sycophant state-sponsored media, Tebboune said the trans-Saharian pipeline was an “economic project” that would connect Nigeria to Algeria to “serve Europe.” Tebboune made the comment amid worsening […]
Representatives of fisheries and fresh produce exporters rejected the politically biased verdict of the European Court of Justice, which invalidated the trade agreements because they covered goods from Morocco’s southern provinces, or Western Sahara. Head of the fisheries chamber Kamal Sabri denounced the verdict which puts a halt to deals that lasted for 20 years. […]
A politically-motivated ruling by the European Court of Justice could push Morocco towards seeking alternative markets for its fresh produce and fisheries to avoid the legal uncertainties in an EU market where international deals are now led by biased judges disconnected from reality rather than diplomats and politicians. The final ruling declared the EU trade […]
The European Union has expressed strong attachment to the strategic partnership built with Morocco, following the ruling issued Friday by the European Court of Justice on the fishing and agricultural agreements concluded between the North African Kingdom and the European bloc. “The EU reiterates the high value it attaches to its strategic Partnership with Morocco, […]
Morocco considers itself in no way concerned by the ruling on the agricultural and fisheries agreements issued by the European Union Court of Justice this Friday, says the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which stresses that the Kingdom was not involved in any phase of the proceedings. “Morocco is not a party to this case, which […]
OCP Africa, a subsidiary of Morocco’s OCP Group, the world leader in plant nutrition solutions and phosphate-based fertilizers, will provide Malian farmers with customized solutions for the development of sustainable agriculture. Under an agreement signed Thursday with Mali’s ministry of agriculture, OCP Africa experts will conduct scientific studies and carry out tests in experimental plots […]
Morocco has launched a tender for 60,000 tons of rail to extend Africa’s fastest train to Marrakech. Morocco has inaugurated the high-speed train, known as TGV or Bourak in Arabic, in 2018 linking Casablanca to Tangier. The new railway would cost 612 million dirhams ($62 million), Moroccan state-owned rail operator ONCF said. Morocco’s extension of […]