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Morocco, a major player in global counterterrorism, has contributed to a successful Interpol maritime border operation that helped to detect more than a dozen of suspected foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) travelling across the Mediterranean. This international coordinated security operation was carried out July 24-Sept.8 in seaports of France, Italy, Spain, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. The […]
Moroccan government approved a 12 billion dirham plan to build three dams to reinforce water supply in the northern region of Tangier-Tetouan-Alhoceima. The plan, dubbed Beni Mansour water complex, is part of the national 2019-2026 strategy presented in April 2019 before King Mohammed VI. The project will garner 1.35 cubic meters of water through three […]
In Côte d’Ivoire, Banque Atlantique, a subsidiary of Morocco’s Banque Centrale Populaire Group, has provided a loan of 32.5 billion CFA francs to the Yamoussoukro road infrastructure rehabilitation project. The loan was attributed to FPO Africa, one of the leading local construction companies in Côte d’Ivoire as part of a public-private partnership (PPP) with the […]
A Moroccan energy efficiency project has been selected in an international competition to receive a €20 million funding from the NAMA Facility. The Moroccan project, Integration of energy efficiency in the building sector, has received a €20 million fund from the Nama Facility, an international climate finance program that seeks to encourage ambitious action on […]
Casablanca Finance City (CFC) and Barcelona Center Financer Europeu (BCFE) have sealed a cooperation agreement to enhance and tap investment opportunities between Spain, Morocco and Africa The deal lays the foundation for a sustainable cooperation that aims to promote investment opportunities between Spain, Morocco, Africa’s gateway. The Moroccan and Spanish financial centers pledge to set […]
King Mohammed VI has called for the proper implementation of the program on early childhood in a bid to address the inequalities in needy communities. Morocco “has made tremendous efforts with regard to early childhood issues, reducing mortality rates among children & pregnant women (…) improving nutrition, widening access to primary education and healthcare”, […]
Morocco will donate $3.3 million to the priority investment program of the G5 Sahel joint force tasked with fighting terrorists and insurgents in West Africa. The announcement was made at a G5 meeting in Nouakchott by director for Maghreb and African Union at Morocco’s foreign ministry Abderrazak Laassel who underscored Morocco’s firm commitment to regional […]
Swissport International has won an international tender launched by Morocco for ground handling services in 15 airports. Under the seven-year contract, the handling company pledges to provide best ground services in the airports of Agadir, Al Hoceima, Casablanca, Dakhla, Errachidia, Essaouira, Fès, Laâyoune, Marrakech, Nador, Ouarzazate, Oujda, Rabat, Tangier and Tetouan. The company vowed to […]
Italy’s Proma is the latest in a series of world-class car-part manufacturers that opened plants in Kenitra as Morocco has stood out as the largest car producer in the continent offering a competitive investment platform for exports to Europe and Africa. The new plant was built in a record time of 6 months for a […]
The UK government said it wants closer cooperation ties with Morocco and expressed its full support for the North African country’s efforts to settle the Sahara conflict as part of the UN process. The British position was expressed following the second UK-Morocco Strategic Dialogue held in Rabat Tuesday with the attendance of Middle East Minister […]