The Arab-Japanese Ministerial Dialogue, whose 3rd session wrapped up Tuesday in Cairo, hailed the presidency of King Mohammed VI of Al- Quds Committee. The joint declaration issued at the end of this ministerial meeting underlines the need to achieve a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the Middle East, which would resolve all permanent status […]
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African climate summit in Kenya aims to catapult continent to green energy leadership
The inaugural Africa Climate Summit (ACS) that officially opened in Nairobi on Monday (4 September) has been hailed as an “unparalleled opportunity” to benefit from action to tackle global warming. The ACS comes ahead of a flurry of diplomatic meetings leading to the November COP28 climate summit in the United Arab Emirates, which will likely […]
Tunisia to review free trade agreement with Turkey
Tunisia’s ministry of Trade is set to amend a free trade agreement with Turkey, believed detrimental to the North African country, reports say. The ministry indicated in a statement that the review will include the addition of new categories of products not concerned by preferential taxation, and focusing on products that have a locally-produced equivalent […]
Morocco obtains status of “Sectoral Dialogue Partner” of ASEAN, a resounding achievement in the Maghreb
The Foreign Ministers of the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), gathered on September 4th in Jakarta, officially granted Morocco the status of “Sectoral Dialogue Partner” within this grouping, another achievement scored by the Kingdom on the international scene. This announcement, which was made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in […]
Benin scraps visa requirements for Chinese tourists, investors
Benin’s President Patrice Talon has abolished entry visa for Chinese investors and tourists wishing to visit the West African country, his office has announced on September 3. “Benin is opening up fully to China, to create a more solid bridge of cooperation that will benefit both countries, as well as to capture a share of […]
Dutch company N-Sea contributes to Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline development with survey operations
N-Sea, a Netherlands-based underwater solutions provider, is contributing to the development of the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline (NMGP) project through survey operations. The company has collaborated closely with ship owner Rederij Groe to transform the seismic support vessel, 7-Waves, into a research vessel equipped with advanced equipment for this project. According to N-Sea, the project is […]
Morocco’s trade deficit narrows on lower energy imports
Morocco’s trade deficit shrank 6.5% as the country’s energy imports dropped 20%, Morocco’s foreign exchange office said. Energy imports stood at 69 billion dirhams, offsetting a drop in phosphates and fertilizers exports by 40% to 40.8 billion dirhams, due to lower prices. State-owned phosphates and fertilizers producer said a few days ago its sales were […]
Algerian diplomacy on damage control mission after BRICS debacle
Algeria’s foreign minister Ahmed Attaf is on a damage control mission after BRICS rejected his country’s bid, exposing the false promises of President Tebboune who arrogantly promised his people an imminent admission to the group of the world’s fastly growing economies. Tebboune made of joining BRICS a certainty for his people, repeating since 2022 that […]
Morocco’s Abdellatif Jouahri among World’s Best Central Bank Governors
Abdellatif Jouahri, the governor of Bank Al-Maghrib, is among the best Central Bank Governors in the world, according to the latest ranking issued by US magazine Global Finance. Jouahri earned an “A-” granted by the New York-based magazine in its “Central Banker Report Cards 2023,” an annual assessment of Central Bank governors. Bank Al-Maghrib is […]
Morocco’s OCP revenue down 33% in 2023 first half
Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizers producer, OCP, said its revenue in the first six months this year dropped 33% to $3.76 bln due to lower prices. The company said it made $1.9 billion in total revenue in the second quarter this year, down 37%, due to lower demand, while expecting demand to improve later this year […]









