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Morocco is preparing to host the 2025 African Cup of Nations and the 2030 World Cup by building a new stadium worth 500 million dollars and renovating six other stadiums. In implementation of King’s instructions, head of the government Aziz Akhannouch chaired a signing ceremony with CDG investment fund which will finance the projects. In […]
Togo and Benin have inked an agreement cutting significantly telecommunication costs including roaming and internet between the two countries. The agreement signed between ARCEP Benin and ARCEP Togo, the two regulators, will take effect on January 01 2024. Per the deal known as “Protocol d’Accord de Free Roaming entre le Togo et le Benin, and […]
President of Morocco’s National Human Rights Council (CNDH), Amina Bouayach, called from Accra, Ghana, for developing a “common vision” and “an ambitious roadmap” to protect human rights in the commercial transactions of businesses, corporations and multinationals on the African continent. The CNDH president was addressing the 14th Biennial Conference of Network of African National Human […]
The Moroccan government expects an economic growth of 3.7% and a narrowing of the fiscal deficit to 4% next year, according to a draft buddget that was approved by a ministerial council chaired this Thursdau by King Mohammed VI. The earthquake that struck on Sept 8 had no impact on the macro-economic assumptions of the […]
Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, has added housing assistance to a list of ambitious projects that aim to strengthen the foundations of the social state in Morocco. The new housing assistance aims to help the poor and the middle classes access decent housing. The new measures, announced by the Royal Office following […]
Chinese power and fiber optic cable manufacturer Hengtong will set up a plant in Egypt to produce fiber cable as result of a deal between the Chinese company and the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE). Hengtong will invest $18 million for the project with a capacity of up to 2 million kilometers in the zone. […]
Works are underway to deliver the Dakhla Port, in Morocco’s Sahara territory, by 2028, Moroccan media le360 reported. The $1 bln port will span over an area of 1650 hectares and would serve as a maritime transport hub for southern Morocco and West Africa. This major infrastructure would also serve as a fishing and import-export […]
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has decided to finance the construction of Ifria refrigeration facilities in two African countries, namely Morocco and Senegal. The move, announced last week, come after DFC provided technical assistance grants to the cold chain development company Ifria in 2021. The Corporation announced the signing of commitment letters worth […]
Jet2 Airline Company has announced new flights from Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Manchester and London-Stansted airports to Agadir and Marrakesh. The newly added sunshine destinations will start operating in October 2024. Flights to the Moroccan popular tourist destinations will start from £79 each way, while package holidays will come in from £366 per person. […]
Some 130 leaders from Africa and other world’s regions have gathered in China for a two-day meeting organized by the Chinese government that marks the 10th anniversary of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The summit that kicked off on Tuesday (17 October) is the third BRI Forum for international cooperation. Launched a decade ago, […]