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The strategic Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project, recently rebranded as the Atlantic Africa Pipeline, is attracting significant international interest, with both the United States and China vying for involvement in the $25 billion venture. During the IMF and World Bank Spring 2025 meetings in Washington, Nigerian Finance Minister Wale Edun revealed growing American interest in the […]
President of the Colombian Congress (Upper House of the Parliament), Efraín José Cepeda Sarabia, reiterated the support of the Colombian Parliament to Morocco’s territorial integrity. “I would like to reiterate that the Parliament, as a legitimate representative of the Colombian people, supports the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of Morocco and rejects the ill-advised position […]
Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, has placed inter-parliamentary dialogue and south-south cooperation among its top national priorities to address shared global economic, security, and climate challenges. To foster unity of the South and mobilize its MPs for shared peace, growth development, Morocco hosted (Apr.28-29) the South–South Parliamentary Dialogue Forum to give new […]
Ways of enhancing further cooperation ties between Helsinki and Rabat were at the center of talks held Monday in Rabat by visiting Minister for Foreign Trade of Finland Mr. Ville Tavio with several Moroccan officials. Mr.Tavio met with foreign minister Nasser Bourita. They discussed political relations, regional cooperation prospects, shared global priorities and ways of […]
The foreign ministers of the three landlocked states of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso reaffirmed their full endorsement of the Atlantic Initiative, put forward by Morocco’s King to help them access global trade and address their development challenges. This came following an audience in Rabat offered by King Mohammed VI to the three Foreign Ministers […]
In a notable development signaling Libya’s return to the international economic stage, the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) has formalized a partnership with the World Bank through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in Washington, D.C. The agreement, focused on rebuilding institutional frameworks and accelerating reform efforts, marks a key turning point after years […]
Morocco is the guest of honor at the 11th Entrepreneurs Conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum and the 9th Investment Seminar, held in Haikou, capital of China’s Hainan province. In a videoed address at the opening of the Conference Monday, Moroccan Minister of Industry and Trade, Ryad Mezzour, welcomed Morocco’s designation as guest of […]
Nigeria’s finance minister Wale Edun said the United States is interested in investing in the Atlantic pipeline that will link Nigeria to Morocco, helping 13 West African countries meet their energy needs. Edun made the statement to Nigerian media following talks with Opayemi Cardoso, Nigeria’s central bank governor, and “the director of international economic relations, […]
Mauritania and Morocco launched negotiations to update their 38-year-old trade agreement during the first meeting of a joint technical committee held in Nouakchott over the weekend. The initiative aims to modernize the commercial framework and boost bilateral trade to $350 million by the end of 2025. The meeting, co-chaired by Mauritanian Minister of Commerce and […]
Morocco’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce has initiated a new call for industrial and technological cluster projects for 2025, offering government financial backing to selected initiatives as part of the country’s strategy to accelerate industrial and technological development. The program, which forms part of Morocco’s national effort to support cluster development, is open to both […]