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British consulting firm RPS won a contract to undertake a study on the meteorological and oceanographic conditions for the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline. The contract was awarded by Morocco’s mines and hydrocarbons agency ONHYM and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, RPS said on its website. The pipeline project is supported by the Organization of the Petroleum […]
The construction works of Morocco’s first hatchery for marine fishing were launched this week in the kingdom’s northern region. This structuring project for the national aquaculture sector, which covers an area of 2.28 hectares and requires a $12.3 million investment, will provide the upstream part of the value chain with a reliable source of fingerling […]
The launch of the electronic visa, “eVisa”, by Morocco on July 10, 2022 has had a positive impact, making the visa granting procedure much smoother and easier for certain foreign nationals requiring a visa to visit the country, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. One year after its launch, the eVisa system has processed more […]
Chairman of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE), Ahmed Reda Chami, advocated four fundamental axes for building the Moroccan model for a successful social state, which reflects its history, culture, values and resources. Speaking at the opening of the 6th Morocco Today Forum, held in Casablanca, Chami emphasized that it is first and foremost […]
St. Vincent and the Grenadines has reaffirmed support for Morocco’s territorial Integrity, and considered the Autonomy Plan as being the ‘unique solution’ to the Sahara Issue. This position was expressed in a joint communiqué issued at the end of talks held in Rabat on Friday between the Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, […]
African venture results have declined in recent quarters, echoing the trends in other startup regions around the world, but with $1.1 billion raised in the first half of 2023, Africa’s startup ecosystem shows resilience in the face of the global venture capital (VC) funding downturn. Despite VC funding slowly retreating from the African market this […]
China’s Wuhan Engineering Co. and Italy’s Ballestra will help Egypt set up a new domestic fertilizer Complex, the third of the North African country. Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi discussed on Wednesday with officials from both foreign companies, “Ahram Online” reports citing the Presidential office. The future Complex will complement the existing production of phosphate and […]
Energy stakeholders from across Africa who convened at a recent meeting in Benin’s capital, Cotonou, managed to made significant strides in the establishment of the African Single Electricity Market (AfSEM) and the development of the Continental Power Systems Master Plan (CMP), paving the way for major developments to come in the energy sector. The importance […]
The Moroccan-Russian relations and the 2023 Russia-Africa Summit due in St. Petersburg July 27-29 were at the center of talks held Wednesday in Moscow between Moroccan ambassador to Russia Lotfi Bouchaara and deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov. The two parties also discussed bilateral political dialogue on regional issues of common concern, said the Russian foreign […]
Morocco received the agreement in principle to obtain the status of Sectoral Dialogue Partner from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), at the 56th meeting of foreign ministers of member countries held on July 11 and 12, 2023, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Morocco, the first African country to benefit from this status, aims through this […]