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U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan has called for transferring the headquarters of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) from Stuttgart, Germany, to Morocco, a major U.S. Ally of the United States in Africa. The Republican senator (Alaska) made the call during the latest hearing of Gen. Michael Langley by the Senate Armed forces Committee. “Morocco is an […]
Morocco called, Monday in Addis Ababa before the 55th session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (COM2023), for refocusing spending on better targeted forms of social protection alongside income support. The Kingdom also pleaded for adequate political and technical support to initiatives aimed at facilitating cash transfers, such as […]
‘A revival with fanfare’ is how the latest ranking of the most important 500 African companies drawn up by Jeune Afrique magazine might be best described, with profits amounting to $80,84bn in total. After analyzing the results of more than 1,200 companies, the French-language pan-African weekly news magazine unveiled its exclusive ranking of the 500 […]
Like many state and private Moroccan companies, waste management company Arma said it plans to set up a waste management plant in Abidjan where it is finalizing deals with suppliers. The company’s CEO Youssef Ahizoun told Reuters the plastic waste recycling plant would be ready within few months. Arma investment would be the first by […]
American expert on geopolitics and terrorism, Tom Sanderson, has hailed Morocco’s comprehensive approach in dealing with terrorist threats, and highlighted the country’s cooperation with the US and other allies. Morocco is one of the “world’s true pivot points” in fighting terrorism and violent extremism, thanks to a comprehensive and multidimensional approach, stressed the U.S. expert […]
The Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) praised, during its 49th session held in Nouakchott, March 16-17, the commendable efforts made by King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, in support of the Palestinian cause. The ministers also hailed the role played by Bayt Mal Al-Quds Al-Sharif Agency in […]
Sahrawi woman Khadijettou Mohamed Mahmoud has described her ordeal after she was raped by a polisario member when she was 18-year old. The young woman, who was participating in a conference under the theme “Sexual violence in politics”, held in Düsseldorf, Germany, Thursday March 16, 2023, described the sufferings she endured after having been raped […]
Morocco plans to introduce subsidies to help small companies leave the informal sector, employment minister Younes Sekkouri said. The aid consists of 10000 dirhams to subsidize rent payments of small companies to help them integrate the formal sector, Sekkouri said. Sekkouri deplored that 70% of Moroccan entrepreneurs are operating in the underground economy. He also […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Bangladesh’s Major General Fakhrul Ahsan as Force Commander for MINURSO, the UN peacekeeping mission in the Sahara. The UN chief announced the appointment on Thursday, stressing that Ahsan will succeed Major General Zia Ur Rehman of Pakistan. The UNSG extended gratitude to the Pakistani commander, who will complete his […]
Morocco announced a road map worth 6.1 billion Dirhams (590 million dollars) to attract 17.5 million tourists and 12 billion dollars in tourism receipts by 2026. The sector has turned the page on the pandemic with arrivals increasing to 11 million in 2022, that is a recovery rate of 84% compared with 2019. The road […]