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Rabat will host this February 15-16 a parliamentary conference on South-South Cooperation that will discuss the “Role of National Parliaments and Regional and Continental Parliamentary Unions in Africa, the Arab World, and Latin America in Enhancing Strategic Partnerships and Achieving Joint Integration and Development.” The conference will address current strategic issues, mainly those related to […]
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (AP-UfM) will convene its 17th plenary session, the 8th Summit of its presidents, as well as the meetings of its standing committees, bureau and extended bureau on Thursday and Friday (Feb.15-16) at the headquarters of the House of Representatives in Rabat. The meetings will examine the […]
With the support from the European Union and the United States, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia hope soon to realize their ambitious plans to shore up their green energy resources — and face up China’s influence. In October 2023, the EU and the US passed a declaration to support efforts to revive […]
Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska this Friday commended cooperation between Morocco and Spain on migration, describing this cooperation as “exemplary”. “Cooperation between Morocco and Spain is exemplary. We have been close, reliable, and loyal partners for a long time,” the Spanish minister told the public television channel TVE. In January, the Spanish official made his […]
The New York Times has highlighted the touristic assets of Marrakech, describing it as “a haven of Islamic architecture, dazzling traditional artisanship, and cool contemporary design.” In an article published Thursday, The New York Times celebrates Marrakesh as a city combining authenticity and modernity and boasting many tourist attractions. The author of the piece, Seth […]
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing costs African countries up to $11.49 billion annually, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Duke University, that also found that over 75% of the world’s industrial fishing vessels, mostly in Africa and South Asia, are operating “incognito.” In the new study published […]
London-based De Beers Group and Angolan state-owned companies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) pledging to collaborate on opportunities to increase diamond production, to advance Angola’s alluvial mining sector and enhance social development for the benefit of the country’s citizens. To support these objectives, the MoU was inked between De Beers and Angola’s National […]
Libya has expressed its willingness to restore air connectivity with Morocco and its commitment to any initiative aimed at opening a shipping line between the two countries. This came at a meeting in Rabat between Libyan Minister of Transport Salem Al Shahoubi, and his Moroccan peer Mohammed Abdeljalil on the sidelines of the high-level ministerial […]
The European Investment Bank has provided €115 Mln loan to MEDZ, subsidiary of CDG Group, for the expansion and modernization of ten technopoles located in five regions of Morocco. The funding supports the country’s advanced regionalization policy and its New Development Model and is in line the EU’s Mediterranean Agenda on resilience and climate transition, […]
In a self-defeating decision Algerian bank association (ABEF) ordered in December a ban of all transactions involving transshipment through Moroccan ports. Few days later, in January, ABEF partly backpedaled on the decision excluding fresh produce and meat, while maintaining the ban of all transactions involving other non-perishable goods. The boycott generated “immediate and severe consequences,” […]