Africa Energy Headlines Morocco

Morocco, Nigeria Agree to Build Landmark Gas Pipeline

Morocco and Nigeria signed a partnership agreement to conduct feasibility studies and build a gas pipeline that will stretch along the coast connecting Nigerian gas wells with West African countries all the way up until reaching the Kingdom. The signing ceremony of the agreement was chaired in Abuja by Nigeria’s President Muhammdo Buhari and King […]

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Morocco to Help Nigeria Develop its Fertilizers Industry

King Mohammed VI and Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari presided in Abuja over the signing ceremony of a partnership to build a fertilizers plant in Nigeria. King Mohammed VI who is in Abuja on an official visit as part of an African tour gives substance through establishing win-win partnerships with African countries and putting Morocco’s expertise […]

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Cinema, Another Facet of Morocco’s Soft Power

At a time when North African and Middle Eastern countries are increasingly becoming associated with violence and turmoil, Morocco stands out as a hub of culture and artistic creation. The steady organization every year of the Marrakech International Film Festival is an evidence of the aura and the status that the Kingdom has acquired as […]

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Morocco Busts 8-Member Terrorist Cell

Moroccan authorities busted a terrorist cell of 8 members loyal to the terrorist IS organization, known as Daesh, in the cities of Tangier and Fez. A statement by the Interior Ministry said that the cell was busted by Morocco’s Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) during an operation that led to the seizure of a shotgun, […]

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Morocco, Nigeria Embark on New Diplomatic Era

Few hours before the arrival of King Mohammed in Abuja, a video has been circulating on the internet showing the hoisting of the Moroccan flag in Abuja in the place of that of the Algerian-backed separatist entity, RASD. This is reflective of a new milestone in Moroccan-Nigerian relations. As Nigeria is welcoming King Mohammed VI, […]

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Morocco-Nigeria: Businesspeople hold investment forum to boost economic ties

Moroccan and Nigerian business stakeholders are pondering over ways to increase economic ties between the two continent giants as King Mohamed VI visits President Buhari in Abuja. Moroccan and Nigerian private and public sector investors have been meeting since Wednesday in economic capital Lagos to detect investment opportunities between the two countries. Nigeria, the second […]

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Morocco Denounces AU Commission Chairperson’s Lack of Neutrality

It seems that plotting against Morocco’s interest and its territorial integrity is the only task the Chairperson of the African Union Commission has excelled at during her tenure in which she accumulated a series of failures on Africa’s key issues. After indirectly complaining against Zuma’s anti-Moroccan stands and her bias in supporting the Polisario separatists […]

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Morocco, Second Trade Friendly Country in Africa

Morocco has gained three places in the Global Enabling Trade Report ranking as the second most trade friendly country in Africa. Morocco jumped in the report, issued by the World Economic Forum, from the 52nd place in 2014 to the 49th in 2016 coming ahead of South Africa (55th), Tunisia (91st), Egypt (116th), Algeria (121st) […]

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Morocco, Madagascar Usher in New Era of Cooperation & Partnership

Morocco and Madagascar have decided to lift their cooperation in all sectors to new higher levels within the frame of a solidarity-based and win-win partnership. The two countries hailed the excellent friendship ties existing between Moroccan and Malagasy people and the 12 intergovernmental agreements, inked in the fields of politics, agriculture, sea fishing, energy, logistics, […]

Europe Headlines Morocco

France Reiterates Support for Morocco’s Sahara Autonomy Plan

France reiterated its position in support of Morocco’s autonomy plan as a serious and credible basis to find a lasting solution to the Sahara dispute. “France considers the autonomy plan put forward by Morocco in 2007 as a serious and credible basis for a negotiated solution,” the spokesperson for the French Presidency, Romain Nadal told […]