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Stellantis, one of the world’s leading automakers, has announced a two-phase acquisition of Sopriam, a subsidiary of the Al Mada group. The initial phase involves immediate majority control, followed by the full acquisition of 100% of shares by early 2025. Stellantis will now directly handle the import and distribution of its Peugeot, Citroën, and DS […]
Morocco has renewed its readiness to continue supporting Mano River Union’s member states and Secretariat at bilateral, regional and multilateral levels. This was voiced by a Moroccan delegation that took part on in Monrovia Monday in the high-level meeting of ministers of Foreign Affairs, Finance, and Defense of the Mano River Union (MRU), made up […]
King Mohammed VI has spurred a national program that puts the promotion and generalization of social safety nets at the heart of the country’s development model and as a lever of social cohesion. Under orders from the King, the government has gradually rolled out a social protection program that includes mandatory health coverage for all […]
The exclusion of the Polisario separatists from international events bringing together the African Union and international partners is irking Algeria whose foreign minister Ahmed Attaf made a desperate plea to the African Union. Speaking at an African Union meeting in Accra, Attaf deplored that keeping the Polisario separatists out of international events involving the pan-African […]
Plans for a pan-African car industry, both for production and a growing consumer market, are gradually moving beyond the talking stage and into the realms of action, with more than half of the continent’s nations likely to take part in the African-wide automotive development. After the European car industry moved much of its production into […]
Morocco has reiterated its willingness to upgrade its strategic partnership with the European Union within the framework of a renewed and more ambitious dynamic, based on loyal partnership, common interest, and mutual respect. This came in a message that King Mohammed VI addressed to Ursula Von Der Leyen congratulating her on her election as President […]
Twenty-five years ago, no one would have imagined that Morocco’s top exports would be cars. Morocco’s GDP, thanks to the King’s far-sighted approach, has more than doubled in a tough environment reaching some $130 billion, thanks to different economic policies spurred by the King. Industry has helped Morocco reduce dependence on the climate-vulnerable farming sector. […]
Morocco has welcomed the advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legal consequences arising from Israel’s policies and practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Al Quds, said an official source from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Morocco, whose Sovereign, King Mohammed VI chairs the Al-Quds Committee, stresses the importance […]
The Algerian regime has been smacked with the remarks of U.S. Ambassador to Algeria Elizabeth Moore Aubin who affirmed that the American recognition of Morocco’s full sovereignty over its entire Saharan territory is a “historical fact” and an irreversible decision as evidenced by the Biden Administration which has maintained the U.S. stand announced by former […]
Morocco took part, on the instructions of King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces, in the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT), one of the world’s largest air shows, held July 19-21 at the British Air Force’s Fairford base, in the West of England. Morocco’s Royal Air […]