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Morocco’s Court of Auditors, led by former PM Driss Jetou, has issued a report drawing a diagnosis of the civil service while offering eleven recommendations to boost its effectiveness. The report was issued after King Mohammed VI gave scathing criticism in the Throne Speech last July of the underperforming civil service drawing a contrast between […]
The transactions made via Bitcoin, the digital payment system, constitute a “violation of regulations, punishable by penalties and fines”, said the Moroccan government agency “Office des Changes”. The Office stand comes few days after Moroccan digital services company MTDS said it would accept payment in bitcoin. According to the Office des Changes, the use of […]
Morocco and 18 other nations have recently committed to increase the use of wood and other plant matter from sustainable sources to generate energy as part of efforts to limit climate change. The group said at the UN Climate Summit Cop 23 held in Bonn that they will endeavor to promote the use of sustainable […]
“The Sahrawi Initiative for Change” is the name of a new protest movement that is gaining momentum in Tindouf camps demanding an end of the corruption and siege imposed by the Polisario leadership on the Sahrawis held against their will in south-western Algeria. The initiative was met by abhorrent oppression by the Polisario militia and […]
Following the tragic stampede that occurred during a food distribution operation in a village near Essaouira, Sunday, and that cost the lives of 15 women, King Mohammed VI gave instructions to the Head of government, the Interior Minister and heads of other departments concerned to take all legal measures required to supervise assistance operations and […]
Over 400 senior Chinese and African business leaders and decision-makers will meet at the China-Africa Investment Forum in Marrakech this November 27-28 to discuss partnership projects in transportation, infrastructures, industry, technology, trade and energy. The event is meant to be a platform facilitating business meetings and networking between the main stakeholders of trade and investment […]
Algeria’s role in creating, funding and backing the Polisario separatists was highlighted in a detailed article by French magazine, L’incorrect, which sheds lights on facets of Algeria’s maneuvering to undermine Morocco’s territorial integrity. The magazine starts by a historical overview of Morocco as a centuries-old nation state that was forged through communion between the north […]
Morocco has reaffirmed its position in favor of neighborliness and non-interference in internal affairs of other states and called for sparing the Arab region another war. The remarks were made by State Secretary to the Foreign Ministry, Mounia Bouceta, who is attending the Arab League’s foreign ministers’ emergency meeting in Cairo. Bouceta told the press […]
Morocco woke up on Sunday to a human tragedy that cost the lives of 15 persons, mostly women, and wounded at least 20 others following a stampede during a food distribution operation in a village near Essaouira. The victims were crushed as hundreds of people, mostly women, gathered to collect baskets of food at the […]
Morocco and the Mercosur- a sub-regional Latin-American grouping bringing together Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay- have recently started technical negotiations to pave the way for the conclusion of a Free Trade Agreement. To that end, a meeting was held at the headquarters of the Brazilian foreign ministry, where the Moroccan delegation shed light on the […]