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Canadian mining company, Stellar AfricaGold, announced on Monday the discovery of a third gold mineralized structure at the Tichka Est Gold Project in Morocco. “I am delighted to see that the potential of the Tichka Project is blossoming with the discovery of another new structure within the Tichka Est permits,” said Stellar Vice-President Maurice Giroux. […]
The Pan-African Youth Union inaugurated on Monday in Rabat its new Headquarters in presence of Moroccan Minister of Youth Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, the Union’s managers, African ambassadors and representatives of youth ministries from several African countries and international organizations. The transfer of the Union’s headquarters from Sudan to Morocco’s capital city was decided by the […]
Tunisia will benefit from the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Leveraging Energy Access Finance Framework (LEAF) program to promote investment in decentralized renewable energy backed by the Green Climate Fund. With a commitment of $164 million, the Abidjan-based bank will help scale up decentralized renewable energy (solar home systems, green mini-grids, and solar solutions for commercial […]
Thousands of Algerian nationals settled in France and across Europe gathered on Sunday in Paris to protest against the continuing repression, human rights violations and deteriorating socioeconomic situation in Algeria. The huge demonstration was held ahead of the 3rd anniversary of the “Hirak” popular protest movement to be commemorated on Feb.22 by the Algerians and […]
Morocco and Israel signed an economic cooperation deal aiming at facilitating investments in key industrial and innovative fields. The deal was signed in Rabat by visiting Israeli economy minister Orna Barbivai and Moroccan trade and industry minister Ryad Mezzour. Mezzour said the deal will open prospects for trade and for investments in key industries in […]
Morocco’s interior ministry has ordered water rationing in regions hit by drought, the worst Morocco has experienced in decades. Climate experts consider this drought the worst in 30 years and has hit all Moroccan regions compromising this crop year. The Interior ministry asked local governors to ensure that green spaces are not irrigated with drinking […]
Libya’s designated Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha will present his administration lineup next week to the House of Representative (HoR), a house member has told Libya Observer. Salem Gunidi told the Libyan media that the HoR is expected to convene a session next week on Monday or Tuesday. “The new government will no doubt gain confidence […]
Morocco reaffirmed the need for debunking the myths surrounding the migration issue making the case once more for a shared and mutually beneficial approach to migration. “The pandemic has shown that in terms of mobility, migrants do not have a harmful effect on the economy. On the contrary, they have a positive impact in their […]
Works to build a highway linking Tiznit in central Morocco to Dakhla are now 81% complete, in a key project that will improve connectivity between Morocco and its south and open a gateway for road traffic to the rest of Africa. The new 1055km-long road will be built at a cost of 10 billion dirhams […]
Morocco’s braces for a surge in the bill of subsidies to keep bread prices stable from 1.3 billion dirhams in a normal year to 3.844 billion dirhams expected this year, Delegate Minister in charge of the budget Fouzi Lekjaa said. Speaking to reporters following the weekly government council, Lekjaa deplored the difficult conditions in the […]