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The number of migrants Morocco stopped from crossing illegally to Europe grew 4.6% in 2024 to 78,685, as the country faces an increasing migratory pressure. Climate change, unemployment, and wars are pushing an increasing number of African migrants to opt for the Morocco route, due to its proximity to Spanish shores. Up to 58% of […]
Speakers of the Parliaments of the Atlantic African States have welcomed the Atlantic African States Process (AASP), initiated by King Mohammed VI. In the Rabat Declaration, issued at the close of the meeting of the Speakers of the Parliaments of the Atlantic African States, held in Rabat on Thursday, the Speakers of the Parliaments of […]
Morocco and Libya have signed a memorandum of understanding in the fields of maritime fisheries and aquaculture, on the sidelines of the Halieutis Fair held in Agadir February 6-9. The MoU was initialed Thursday by Morocco’s Secretary of State for Fisheries, Zakia Driouich, and the Libyan Minister of Marine Resources Adel Sultan. This agreement reflects […]
The Mauritanian authorities have convened to grant a multiple-entry visa valid for three months to Moroccan professional drivers operating in international road transport between Morocco and Mauritania, or between Morocco and West African and Sahel countries via Mauritanian territory, the Moroccan Embassy in Nouakchott announced. The competent Mauritanian authorities have responded favorably to Moroccan drivers’ […]
The two-day first general strike called for by Morocco’s labor unions since 2016 ended Thursday with diverging participation rate figures. Unions said the two-day strike that started on Feb 5 was a success with a participation rate of 80% in both the private and the public sector. In a joint statement, the most representative four […]
Algeria costs annually France over 9 billion Euros, which represent more than the budget of the French ministry of agriculture and three times the budget of the French Overseas Territories. These outrageous figures have been disclosed by French deputy Sarah Knafo saying “the French taxpayers pay annually over €9 billion to Algeria, an oil-gas producer […]
On the sidelines of the ongoing Halieutis 2025 trade fair, the Moroccan Confederation of Industrial Pelagic Fishing Vessel Owners (COMAIP) and the Ministerial Conference on Fisheries Cooperation between the Atlantic Ocean Rim African States (COMHAFAT) signed, on February 5, 2025, a Memorandum of Understanding marking a significant step forward in the sustainable management of Africa’s […]
France is resolved to support Morocco’s sustained development in the maritime sector as part of the cooperation between the two countries, French ambassador to Rabat, Christophe Lecourtier, said on Wednesday. “We know how active Morocco is and how it carries the voice of Africa and many countries of the South in this field, promoting great […]
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) in Morocco and the Crédit Agricole du Maroc Group signed, on Wednesday in Agadir, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance financial education and economic inclusion for women working in the fisheries sector. The agreement, signed on the sidelines of Halieutis […]
The Mauritanian Government cancelled a contract with a subsidiary of the Chinese state-owned conglomerate Poly Group for the sale of patrol boats, following mounting pressure from the United States, according to a report by Africa Intelligence. The subsidiary, Poly Technologies, has been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department for its alleged support of Russia’s war […]