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The 33rd session of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s Regional Conference for Africa will convene in Morocco next Spring. The FAO Regional Conference will be held in two parts: a virtual session for senior officials on March 27-29, which will address the technical aspects of food security and the transformation of agrifood systems in Africa, […]
The Italian government has excluded the Algeria-backed Polisario separatist group from the Italy-Africa summit, held in Rome, despite the pressure exerted by the Algerian regime which has tried to no avail to buy the support of Rome through discounted gas deals. The Algerian blackmail strategy of weaponizing its gas supplies to get political gains has […]
Intra-Africa air connectivity is making headway, a recent ‘Charting Trends’ report published by the Centre for Aviation (CAPA) has shown, and was also echoed by local aviation experts who have expressed cautious optimism about the growth prospects for the southern African region. While the intra-Africa air connectivity had exceeded the two million weekly internal seats […]
Spain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, has renewed his country’s determination to further develop its relations with Morocco in all areas. “Our objective is to continue to make progress in our economic relations, to strengthen cooperation in areas such as the fight against terrorism and the mafias that traffic in human beings, and […]
Morocco seeks to make the power plant of Laayoune, the largest city in the Moroccan Sahara, operate on green hydrogen instead of heavy fuel as part of its low-carbon goals. In this respect, a Memorandum of understanding was signed by Morocco state-owned water and electricity company ONEE, NAREVA, and GE Vernova to conduct a feasibility […]
Tanger Med port widened the gap with its Mediterranean competitors breaking a new record with 8.6 million containers handled in 2023, up 13.4%. The number of vessels transiting through the port grew 17% to 16,900 last year, while the number of trucks that crossed through the port rose 4.15 to 44,7993. In terms of tons, […]
Mahamat Saleh Annadif, Chad’s Foreign Minister, indicated Monday January 29 that last week trip by the country’s transitional leader to Russia was meant to diversify partners, not exclude others. Mahamat Idriss Deby met last week with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Moscow in a visit that his office said was to strengthen ties with Russia. Chad […]
Two Business Forums are held this Monday in Barcelona and Tuesday in Bilbao to discuss ways of strengthening the investment dynamic between Morocco and Spain. The forums, bringing together over two hundred Moroccan and Catalan and Basque business leaders, are part of the implementation of the Morocco-Spain Joint Declaration drawn up in April 2022 after […]
The Italy-Africa summit, held under the theme “A Bridge for Common Growth,” kicked off on Monday in Rome, with the participation of Aziz Akhannouch, Morocco’s Head of Government, who is representing King Mohammed VI at the event. During the Conference, Italy will share with African countries the guidelines of the “Mattei” Plan, which Rome intends […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and GEC, a consortium of Chinese companies, have sealed a new mine-road financing deal worth $7 Billion. The funds are mainly intended for the construction of national roads in the central African country. State-owned mining company Sicomines announced the decision over the weekend following talks on an updated version […]