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King Mohammed VI and President of Madagascar Hery Rajaonarimampianina, chaired Monday in Antananarivo, the signing ceremony of twenty-two bilateral cooperation agreements. The deals, which cover several socioeconomic sectors including the political, cultural, commercial, diplomatic and educational fields, seek to enhance partnership between the two countries within the frame of the South-South cooperation and co-development. Earlier, […]
As part of efforts to promote clean energy and reduce climate change, Morocco plans to use solid waste to generate electricity. In this regards, a memorandum of understanding was signed between engineering company Siemens and PEPS, a branch of the Imperium Holding industrial group, specialized in turning solid waste into electricity, in partnership with NST, […]
Moroccan security forces have arrested in the town of Azrou, in Fès-Meknès region a man with links with al Qaeda Islamic organisation, reports say. The North African country has already nabbed several members of the Islamic State group (IS) which have shortlisted the kingdom as one their main targets after Moroccan security force foiled and […]
After a fruitful visit to Ethiopia, King Mohammed VI arrived in Madagascar, the land where his grandfather, late King Mohammed V, was exiled by the French protectorate in the early fifties of the past century. The visit is part of Morocco’s Africa foreign policy which aims at establishing a south-south cooperation model underpinned by solidarity […]
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailé Mariam Dessalegn has voiced support for Morocco’s return to the African Union as of the next summit of the pan-African organization. Ethiopia’s support for Morocco’s return to the African institutional family was articulated in a joint statement issued following King Mohammed VI’s landmark visit to Ethiopia, the first since his accession […]
Canberra will soon have an embassy in Rabat in order to strengthen ties with the Kingdom, said Julie Bishop Australia’s Foreign Minister in Marrakech. Bishop made the announcement during a press briefing following talks with her Moroccan peer Salaheddine Mezouar, on the side lines of COP22. We hope that the opening of the embassy will […]
The Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN) has selected Saudi Arabian power engineering firm ACWA Power and China’s Chint group to set up three solar plants with a total capacity of 70 megawatts as part of the Noor PVI project. With a combined capacity of 170MW, the three photovoltaic projects will help provide electricity with […]
Japanese leading financial paper, Nikkei Asian Review, highlighted the attractiveness of Morocco for foreign direct investment thanks to a conducive legal framework, developed infrastructure, skilled workforce and proximity to European markets. “Morocco is emerging as a vibrant hub for numerous industries, with a raft of global manufacturers operating and building factories in the country on […]
The Heads of state, government and delegations taking part at climate Summit COP22 adopted the Marrakech Action Proclamation for our Climate and Sustainable Development, which calls for the highest political commitment to combat climate change, as a matter of urgent priority. The statement calls for reinforcing solidarity with the countries that are most exposed to […]
Morocco and the World Bank Wednesday agreed during the finance summit of the UN conference on climate change (COP22) in Marrakech to launch the “Green Growth Infrastructure Facility for Africa” tasked to spur green economy on the African continent and pull together environment-friendly private and public investments. GGIF for Africa is first true green economy […]