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Director General of the Moroccan National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE), Abderrahim El Hafidi, will chair the Board of Directors of the Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership (GSEP) in 2021. “By assuming the role of President of this alliance, the Director General of ONEE will be called upon to promote exchanges of thoughts and […]
The Arab League Council has reaffirmed its full backing to the UN-brokered agreement signed by Libya’s warring factions in 2015 in the Moroccan coastal town of Skhirat, a peace deal which remains the basis for any solution to the Libyan conflict. During its emergency meeting held Tuesday via videoconference with the participation of Moroccan Foreign […]
The restrictive measures to slow the outbreak of the coronavirus ensued revenue losses estimated at $600 million for five Moroccan state-owned enterprises. These include flag carrier RAM, which loses up to $100 million per month, national electricity and water utility with $44 million, airports agency with $30 million, rail operator ONCF with $28 million and […]
Morocco’s dam filling rate dropped to an average 47% nationwide as a surge in demand and fewer rainfall put a strain on the country’s water resources, water department said. Morocco has stopped irrigation in regions where water storage reached critical levels such as the key agricultural Souss region. Only the region of Loukous in north […]
The Moroccan national football championship will resume its season by end of July, after halting competition since March 20 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement was made on Tuesday in Rabat by sports minister Othmane El Ferdaous without saying whether the fans will be allowed or not to attend the games as in some […]
The World Bank announced on Tuesday a $500 million funding to help Morocco speed up its digital transformation and enhance its economic and social inclusion. The WB financial support will serve to improve financial inclusion and access to more competitive digital infrastructure and services for businesses and individuals. It also aims to spur private sector […]
Morocco has programmed 30 flights on June 21-27 to speed up the repatriation of its nationals stranded abroad because of the restrictive measures to counter the coronavirus outbreak. The flights will transport 4,644 Moroccans stuck in 17 countries, Morocco’s foreign minister Nasser Bourita told MPs this Monday. These countries include Turkey, Serbia, Mauritania, Tunisia, Hungary, […]
Moroccan medical aid destined to the African Union Commission, in the context of the aid granted to several African countries, at the high instructions of King Mohammed VI, arrived Monday morning in Addis Ababa. The Moroccan medical aid meant to support African countries in their efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic, was received at Bole […]
Morocco is stepping up efforts to promote scientific research and innovation and upgrade digitization of education. To this end, the departments of National education and Higher Education & Scientific Research, the OCP Foundation, and the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) have signed in Rabat on Saturday a framework agreement setting up a strategic partnership in […]
Morocco’s Noor Ouarzazate solar complex, one of the largest solar parks in the world, is playing a key role in Africa’s energy transition, the African Development Bank (AfDB) says in a report posted on its website. Such projects, which aim to provide Africa with energy while preserving the environment, help lay the foundations for more […]