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Morocco has received strong backing from the newly inaugurated boss of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for its twin bid to host the 2026 World Cup. “We are convinced that Morocco could organize this competition just as South Africa did in 2010,” said Ahmad Ahmad, addressing a press conference in Marrakesh earlier this week. […]
The United Nations Conference to negotiate a nuclear-weapon ban elected Morocco’s permanent representative at the UN headquarters in New York, Ambassador Omar Hilale, as Vice-President. Both Morocco and South Africa were elected to the position as representatives of Africa, announced the President of the UN Conference on the nuclear arms ban, Elayne Whyte Gomez of […]
Morocco’s Fisheries and Agriculture Minister Aziz Akhannouch warned of a looming depletion of fish stocks in the Mediterranean, which may negatively impact the living of thousands fishermen. “The Mediterranean as a shared sea between several states is facing a dangerous situation marked by a drastic decrease of fish stocks with repercussions on the livelihoods of […]
The landmark speech given by King Mohammed VI at the 28th African Union Summit set the tone of a pivot in Morocco’s foreign policy in favor of Africa and echoed a frustration with the paralysis plaguing the Maghreb Union. The momentum characterizing Morocco’s African action stands in a stark contrast to its stands regarding the […]
Sound Energy confirmed significant gas potential upon completing the drilling of its third gas well TE8 in the Tendrara license area in eastern Morocco, the company said. The well, drilled to a target depth of 3,120 meters, showed that the proven hydrocarbon system in Algeria spreads into Morocco, the company said in a statement. Sound […]
European Intelligence agencies have warned Moroccan authorities to be on alert, pointing out that the country’s citizens fighting in the ranks of the Islamic State group (IS) in Syria and Iraq are set to come back home to commit terrorist attacks. The security of the North African country could be in jeopardy as hundreds of […]
The adherence of six parties to the new governmental coalition gave the head of the Government Saad Eddine El Othmani a comfortable majority of 240 seats out of 395, leaving the opposition to liberal PAM with 102 seats. Numerically weak, PAM will be facing a government coalition with a sweeping majority composed of the PJD […]
Algerian army has shot dead a Sahraoui as he unknowingly attempted to leave the Polisario-administered Tindouf camps on board his car. The Algerian army fired at the car without warning outside the so-called camp of Laayoune where Algeria has relegated the destiny of thousands of Sahraouis to the mercy of a separatist militias that trades […]
Several Moroccan media outlets reported that King Mohammed VI would attend the 28th Arab Summit, to be held in Jordan’s capital Amman. The participation of the Moroccan monarch in the Arab summit comes after Morocco made a diplomatic breakthrough in the African continent culminating with a triumphal return to the African Union, bolstered ties with […]
The 2017 Africa Capacity Report showed that Morocco ranks in the first position at the continental level in terms of economic capacity building. The report, issued by the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), features a capacity ranking putting Morocco in the first place with a capacity index score of 71.6% ahead of Tanzania (68.8%), Rwanda […]