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The hearing of former Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali in the Namaa Tounes case planned for yesterday, has been postponed sine die, Webdo Tunis reports. The former senior Islamist party Ennahdha member was expected to be interrogated by the country’s counter-terrorism prosecutor in the connection with an investigation into terrorism financing and money laundry allegation […]
A ceremony was held on Wednesday in Rabat to present two new books by the Coalition for the Autonomy of the Sahara (AUSACO), entitled “Rethinking the Sahara Dispute: History and Contemporary Perspectives” and “The Moroccan Sahara: Polemological Contours and Irenological Perspectives”. The ceremony, held on the occasion of Throne Day to be celebrated this month, […]
Canadian GAL Aerospace will set up in Morocco an integrated project for the production, modification and completion of aircraft cabin interiors. The unit to be built in Casablanca with an investment amounting to $12 million, will be completed in 2023 and will create 240 direct jobs. A Memorandum of Understanding on the creation of the […]
The Africa-focused energy group Chariot has has announced a material increase in its gas resources offshore Morocco, validating its decision to fast-track its field development plans for the Anchois gas project in Larache. On Wednesday, Chariot shared the results of an independent assessment by Oil & Gas consultant Netherland Sewell & Associates which has reviewed […]
Marrakech is currently hosting the US-Africa business summit, a forum that connects the business community in Africa and the US to prospect for win-win investment opportunities in the African infrastructure sector. Holding the event in Marrakech “is an enshrinement of the natural role of the Kingdom as a gateway to Africa and a link with […]
Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizers producer OCP is addressing the shortage in fertilizer on the African continent by offering 180,000 tons of customized fertilizers in donations and 370,000 tons at a reduced price to help many African countries secure their soil nutrients needs amid a surge of prices in the international demand. The fertilizers market has […]
Malawi’s Foreign Minister Ms. Nancy Tembo reiterated, Wednesday from Marrakech, her country’s “unwavering” support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and for the Autonomy Plan proposed to settle the Sahara issue. This came in a joint communique issued following a meeting between the Malawian Foreign Minister and her Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita on the sidelines of their […]
Hundreds of African and American businessmen are discussing in Marrakesh partnership projects in various sectors including agribusiness, finance, energy, fertilizers, health, mining infrastructure, ICT, security and creative industries. A large American delegation, led by Alice Albright, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), is taking part in the 2022 U.S.-Africa Business Summit, held in Morocco’s […]
The water stress faced by Morocco requires the adoption of complementary policies such as those recommended in the New Development Model (NMD), the World Bank Director of Operations for the Maghreb and Malta, Jesko Hentschel, said Wednesday. “Recent events have shown that technical solutions are no longer sufficient to protect the economy against climate shocks […]
Coast guards of the Royal Navy operating in the Mediterranean Sea have provided assistance, from July 17 to 19, to 236 would-be immigrants, mostly Sub-Saharans, military sources said. The illegal immigrants, including 06 women, were in difficulty aboard makeshift boats, the source said. The rescued people received first aid on board the fighting units of […]