First Independent Mena Newspaper
Morocco and Mauritania have made a first step towards an electric interconnection between the two countries under the preliminary agreement they signed on Thursday in Rabat. The deal was signed by Moroccan energy minister Leila Benali in Rabat and her Mauritanian counterpart Mohamed Ould Khaled. Under the same agreement, the two parties shall cooperate to […]
Foreign mining companies in the Sahel region are currently experiencing a nightmare scenario, as military-led governments in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger are seeking to reclaim control over the mining of gold and other valuable resources. With gold mining accounting for over 90% of Mali’s exports, highlighting its critical economic role, the junta-led government aims […]
Morocco and Mauritania are poised to expand their cooperation in the fields of electricity and renewable energy and to explore the establishment of an electric interconnection between the two countries under a memorandum of understanding signed in Rabat on Thursday. The MoU also provides for intensifying the exchange of expertise in electrical safety, implementing projects […]
Morocco plans to complete a 115,000-seat stadium in Benslimane near Casablanca in 2027, three years ahead of the World Cup it will co-host together with Spain and Portugal, chairman of the World Cup organizing committee Fouzi Lekjaa said on Wednesday. The stadium is expected to be the largest in the world and would cost up […]
The Tanger Med port complex has processed 10,241,392 containers in 2024, representing a growth of 18.8% increase compared to 2023 throughput tally. This performance reflects the trust of international shipping operators in the service provided by the Moroccan port which was reinforced with modern facilities and new equipment reducing the ships waiting and maneuvering times, […]
Morocco is preparing a training scheme for 40,000 volunteers, mostly university students, to ensure a better organization of the World Cup, chairman of the World Cup organizing committee Fouzi Lekjaa said. The global event, to last seven weeks, would create at least 100,000 jobs in the Moroccan economy and attract at least 10 million visitors […]
Morocco is planning to invest an additional 10 billion dollars (96 billion dirhams) to expand and develop its railway network, transport minister Abdesamad Kayouh said. At least, 5.3 billion dollars will be spent on the high-speed rail link between Kenitra and Marrakech as well as on the development of regional trains, the minister told MPs. […]
Facing hurdles since 2020, the Renault factory on which the Algerian regime pinned high hopes braces for a total shutdown, marking an utter fiasco of the automotive industry in the Maghreb country, at a context of tense ties between Paris and Algiers. In 2012, Algerian authorities under then President Bouteflika convinced Renault to set up […]
Cooperation between Morocco and Spain in circular migration, combining economic development, women’s empowerment, and the strengthening of bilateral ties, is an example to follow, Spanish Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, Elma Saiz, stated. “Cooperation with Morocco, a partner and friendly country, is based on innovative migration policies such as circular migration, as well […]
Morocco has called on Africans to take control of the instruments of their health sovereignty, especially so as the continent has all necessary human resources. The call was launched by Morocco’s Minister of Youth, Culture, and Communication, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, at the opening Wednesday in Sale, Rabat’s twin city, of the 8th General Assembly of […]