Category: Morocco

US Defense Secretary to visit Maghreb countries to boost Security & Military Cooperation

September 29, 2020

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper is expected to start this week a tour of the Maghreb to discuss military and security cooperation with leaders of ... Read More

Coronavirus to weigh on Moroccan 2021 budget

September 29, 2020

Finance Minister Mohamed Benchaaboun said the economic impact of the coronavirus will continue to reverberate in 2021 as the government faces prospects of a sharp ... Read More

Morocco to further expand Coronavirus tests

September 29, 2020

Morocco is expanding its testing capacity for Covid-19 by opening the door for laboratories to test for the virus provided they respect a set of ... Read More

Casablanca Finance City ranks 46th in Global Financial Centers Index

September 29, 2020

Casablanca Finance City (CFC) has been ranked 46th in the 2020 Global Financial Centre Index (GFCI) which evaluates the competitiveness and performance of world leading ... Read More

OCP Africa, IFC pool efforts to strengthen the rice sectors in Côte d’Ivoire and millet in Senegal

September 28, 2020

OCP Africa and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, have announced this Monday a partnership to strengthen value chains ... Read More

Morocco alerts to suffering of civilians in Tindouf under Polisario yoke

September 28, 2020

Morocco reiterated its deep concern regarding the suffering inflicted on thousands of Sahraouis held against their will by the Polisario militias in southwestern Algeria amid ... Read More

Morocco’s Interior Ministry bans use of charity for electoral purposes

September 28, 2020

Morocco’s Interior Ministry said that mayorships and elected officials are banned from using charity for electoral purposes, Assabah daily reported. The move aims at preventing ... Read More

Morocco reaffirms commitment to a political solution to the Sahara conflict

September 27, 2020

Morocco has reaffirmed its commitment to a final solution to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, within the framework of its territorial integrity and ... Read More

UN reiterates support for Morocco’s mediation in Libyan conflict

September 27, 2020

UN top official in Libya, Stephanie Williams, reaffirmed her support for Morocco’s mediation efforts which enabled a breakthrough earlier this month after Libya’s rival administrations ... Read More

Sahara: UN warns again Polisario against obstructing civil & commercial Traffic

September 27, 2020

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday warned the Polisario separatists against obstructing regular civil and commercial traffic in the Guerguerat buffer zone, in reaction ... Read More