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King Mohammed VI has pleaded for empowering African youths, as Africa’s population is the youngest in the world and as the fast pace of the demographic transition on the continent requires major development projects, especially in such areas as education, health, agriculture, infrastructure and the fight against poverty. African must take up these challenges to […]
The Morocco-US sponsored exercise “African Lion 2019” takes place from March 16 to April 7, 2019, in the region of Agadir, Tifnit, Tan-Tan, Tata and Ben Guerir, with the participation of thousands of military personnel. The annual exercise involves various types of training including command, maneuvering, peace-keeping and aerial refueling, said a statement from the […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has strongly condemned as a despicable terrorist act the attack that targeted two mosques on Friday in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, killing several innocent victims. In a message of condolence and compassion addressed to Mrs. Patsy Reddy, Governor General of New Zealand, the Sovereign, who says how he […]
The city of Dakhla, the Pearl of Southern Morocco, is hosting for the 5th consecutive year in a row the Crans Montana Forum from March 14 to 17 under the theme: “Building together a powerful & modern Africa dedicated to its Youth”. The event brings together high-level government officials and businessmen from around the world […]
Morocco’s royal navy frigate “Mohammed V” takes part in the multinational “Obangame Express 2019” (OE19), conducted by US Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF), with the participation of several African countries. The Moroccan frigate has docked at the autonomous port of Abidjan for this regional African maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order […]
Spain reported a 75% drop in interceptions of illegal migrants’ arrivals compared to a month earlier period, the interior ministry said. Only 936 migrants were intercepted last month compared to 4104 people in January, official figures showed. However, the number of people who made it to Spain was higher in the first two months of […]
President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio has commended the sound commitment and the sustained efforts made by King Mohammed VI for the development of the African continent. Addressing the opening session of the 6th International Africa Development Forum (FIAD), Thursday in Casablanca, President Maada Bio said Morocco is a “success story” in Africa, noting […]
Maroc Telecom continues its regional expansion plan with the acquisition of Millicom’s subsidiary Tigo Chad, the leading telecoms operator in the Sub-Saharan country. The transaction will only be complete after receiving the green light of regulatory bodies in Chad. The Morocco-based group has subsidiaries in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Togo […]
The United Nations Secretary General’s personal envoy for the Sahara, Horst Köhler invited all parties involved in the conflict, namely Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the Polisario to a second roundtable meeting in the Swiss city of Geneva on March 21-22. The news was reported by several media outlets that quoted well-informed sources in Geneva. According […]
Libya’s House of Representatives (HoR), located in Tobruk, east of Libya, has commended Morocco’s efforts to help reach a solution to the Libyan political conflict and lift the UN-imposed arm ban on the North African country since 2011. HoR President Aqila Saleh, who is attending the 14th session of the Conference of the Parliamentary Union […]