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King Mohammed VI has congratulated the members of the Moroccan national team for their historic qualification to the quarterfinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Immediately after the end of the match which opposed, on Tuesday, the Morocco soccer team to its Spanish counterpart, the sovereign spoke on the phone with the President […]
Morocco have qualified for the quarterfinals of the Qatar-2022 World Cup, beating Spain in a penalty shootout 3-0 on Tuesday at the Education City stadium in Doha. The two teams were unable to separate after regulation time and extra time (0-0). Morocco, on a scoring streak, progressed to the round of 16 after an amazing […]
Twenty-four African countries, member of the Congo Basin and Sahel Climate Commissions are gathered in Casablanca for an exchange and capacity building session, held at the initiative of the Climate Change Competence Center (4C Morocco), in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The session, to run till dec.9, features two workshops focusing on […]
Five tripartite Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed on Monday in Rabat, within the framework of the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project. These MoUs were signed respectively and successively by Morocco and Nigeria, on the one hand, and by Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Ghana, on the other. The Moroccan National Office of Hydrocarbons […]
The administrative court of London rejected, on Monday, the petition of a British NGO (WSC), working on behalf of the “polisario”, which challenged the association agreement between Morocco and Great Britain. With this verdict, the British justice confirms the validity of the partnership agreement between Morocco and the United Kingdom, which fully benefits the populations […]
Moroccan phosphates and fertilizers producer is setting the example for other industry giants in Morocco by adopting an ambitious roadmap to reach carbon neutrality by 2040 starting with a shift to fully rely on renewable energy in fertilizers production by 2027. The new plan is part of Morocco’s efforts, spurred by the leadership of King […]
Morocco will make a contribution to replenish the African Development Fund, a concessional funding window of the African Development Bank. “The decision reaffirms Morocco’s willingness and commitment to help African states in line with the King’s enlightened vision to foster African solidarity and prosperity,” Finance Minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui said in a speech read on […]
Remittances from Moroccans abroad are expected to hit 11 billion dollars, a record level compared to 9.3 billion last year, the World Bank said in a recent report. Remittances are key to feeding Morocco’s foreign exchange reserves, which cover around 6 months of import needs, according to the central bank. Morocco, whose diaspora is mainly […]
Morocco made it to the knockout stage of the World Cup in Qatar where Moroccan fans kept flying to support the Atlas Lions in their victorious journey. Morocco together with Senegal are the only African countries left in the round of 16. They will face the powerful teams of Spain and England respectively in a […]
King Mohammed VI chaired, this Saturday at the Royal Palace in Rabat, the presentation ceremony of the new green investment program of the OCP Group worth $13 billion. The new green investment program (2023-2027) is meant to put an end to the group’s dependence on ammonia imports and enable investment in the chain of renewable […]