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Morocco and its longtime West African ally Gabon reiterated willingness to work together to foster their distinguished ties under the leadership of King Mohammed VI and President Ali Bongo Odimba. The two leaders held talks in Libreville on Wednesday, attended by Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita and his Gabonese peer Yoyande Nyonda. The two leaders […]
King Mohammed VI had, on Wednesday at the Presidential Palace in Libreville, a meeting with President Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon. This meeting, subsequently extended to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, to the Minister Delegate to the Gabonese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Yolande Nyonda and to the Secretary General of the Presidency […]
Morocco’s economic growth is expected to grow 3.1% in 2023 thanks to a rebound of the primary sector, says the World Bank’s in its latest report “Responding to Supply Shocks”. After a strong post-COVID-19 rebound last year, Morocco’s economy came under mounting pressure from overlapping supply shocks: a severe drought and a surge in commodity […]
President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Odile Renaud-Basso, starts this Wednesday a three-day working visit to Morocco for talks with government officials and leaders of the private sector and civil society. Commenting her Moroccan trip, Ms.Renaud-Basso said the bank is committed to supporting Morocco’s economic growth, regional integration and green economy […]
The Moroccan and Saudi Public Prosecution authorities have agreed to foster cooperation ties and exchange experiences in the fight against transnational organized crime, money laundering and cybercrimes. The agreement was inked in Rabat by President of the Moroccan public prosecutor’ Office Hassa Daki and Saudi Attorney General Saud Bin Abdallah Al-Mujab. The two countries’ public […]
The death toll among the Moroccan community in Türkiye, in the violent earthquake that struck the south of the country, has now reached ten, the Kingdom’s embassy in Ankara said Monday. Four new victims, all women, have died in this earthquake, said the diplomatic mission. On February 6, Turkiye and Syria woke up to one […]
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares has affirmed that Morocco remains “the first priority” of his country’s foreign policy, stressing the need to maintain good relations with the North African Kingdom. Speaking during a forum held Monday in Madrid on the occasion of the upcoming Spanish presidency of the European Union, Albares said all Spanish […]
Amid rising prices, Moroccan authorities have been inspecting markets to make sure supply and prices are appropriate while taking measures to curb exports of main vegetables ahead of Ramadan. Reuters reported Morocco ordered a halt of tomatoes, potatoes and onion exports to West African markets to ensure food security at home. The prices of the […]
Chairman of French Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, Christian Cambon, has denounced the recent vote by the Macronist members of the European Parliament of a resolution undermining Morocco’s judicial sovereignty and independence. In a press release, Mr. Cambon, who also chairs France-Morocco Friendship Group in the French Senate, decried the vote of French MEPs who supported […]
The Civil Coalition for the Protection of Children in the Tindouf Camps, which includes more than 120 NGOs, sounded the alarm bell over the alarming situation of Moroccan children sequestered in the Polisario-controlled Tindouf camps, noting that the Algeria-backed separatist group recruits thousands of children, exploits them sexually, enslaves them and forces girls to marry […]