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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced $12.6 million funding in support for Morocco’s post-earthquake recovery efforts. After the deadly Al Haouz earthquake of Sept.8, Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, set out an ambitious five-year plan for “integrated reconstruction and general upgrading of the affected regions” that focuses on a […]
The 33rd session of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s Regional Conference for Africa will convene in Morocco next Spring. The FAO Regional Conference will be held in two parts: a virtual session for senior officials on March 27-29, which will address the technical aspects of food security and the transformation of agrifood systems in Africa, […]
The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has commended Morocco for facilitating capacity-building programs for African election observers. The AU PSC “congratulates the Kingdom of Morocco for having facilitated the capacity-building programs for African election observers and calls for the continuation of this support to the AU Commission”, reads a statement […]
Morocco’s National Office of Electricity & Drinking Water (ONEE) has partnered with GE Vernova’s Gas Power business and Nareva to decarbonize Laâyoune Power Plant, which is powered by three GE Vernova 6B heavy-duty gas turbines. The project, first of its kind in Africa, will enable the North African Kingdom to generate carbon-free electricity using green […]
The Italian government has excluded the Algeria-backed Polisario separatist group from the Italy-Africa summit, held in Rome, despite the pressure exerted by the Algerian regime which has tried to no avail to buy the support of Rome through discounted gas deals. The Algerian blackmail strategy of weaponizing its gas supplies to get political gains has […]
Morocco on Tuesday condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack on a post at the Jordanian-Syrian borders, which killed three US soldiers and injured several others. Morocco rejects and condemns all terrorist attacks, whatever their origin and instigator, which would threaten the security and stability of the brotherly Kingdom of Jordan, Minister of Foreign […]
Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) dismantled, on January 29 and 30, a four-member terrorist network active in the cities of Tangier, Casablanca, Beni Mellal and Inzegane. The network was attempting to recruit and send fighters to join the branch of ISIS (Daesh) in the Sahel-Saharan region. Preliminary investigation shows that the network has […]
The General Staff of Morocco’s Southern Zone is currently hosting the main planning meeting for the 20th African Lion drills. The event, taking place in Agadir from January 29 to February 2, is jointly organized by Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces (FAR) and the United States Armed Forces. The announcement was made on Monday by the […]
Spain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, has renewed his country’s determination to further develop its relations with Morocco in all areas. “Our objective is to continue to make progress in our economic relations, to strengthen cooperation in areas such as the fight against terrorism and the mafias that traffic in human beings, and […]
Morocco seeks to make the power plant of Laayoune, the largest city in the Moroccan Sahara, operate on green hydrogen instead of heavy fuel as part of its low-carbon goals. In this respect, a Memorandum of understanding was signed by Morocco state-owned water and electricity company ONEE, NAREVA, and GE Vernova to conduct a feasibility […]