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Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizer producer OCP has over the last 6 years launched a program aiming at bringing customized fertilizers closer to the African market with fair prices and has rolled out training programs on best practices to improve output benefiting so far 1 million African farmers. The goal was to support the African farmer […]
Moroccan authorities have foiled a smuggling attempt of 7.6 tons of cannabis in two separate drug busting operations carried out in the regions of Nador and Casablanca. On Wednesday, the security agents raided a home in “Inaala” village near Nador (Northeast Morocco) where they seized 150 bales containing a total of 5.3 tons of cannabis. […]
The UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet has urged Libya and the European Union to step up efforts to protect migrants crossing the central Mediterranean and called for urgent reform of current policies and practices on search and rescue “that too often rob migrants of their lives, dignity and fundamental human rights.” The real tragedy is […]
The forced resignations of President Bah N’Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane on Wednesday, May 26, were not to the liking of the international mediation team, led by ECOWAS, which had already mentioned possible sanctions. No decision has yet been announced, but sanctions could be adopted quickly. Colonel Assimi Goita – acting Vice President – […]
Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi will pay a state visit to Qatar early June at the invitation of his Qatari counterpart Cheikh Khaled Bin Khalifa Al Thani, the ambassador of the Gulf country to Tunis has revealed. Saad Bin Nasser Al-Hamidi told al-sharq news media that he handed out the invitation for an official visit […]
The House of Representatives adopted, on Wednesday the bill legalizing the use of cannabis for medical purposes. The text on “the legal uses of cannabis, medical, cosmetic and industrial”, was adopted by the House of Representatives with 119 votes for and 48 against. The deputies of the Justice and Development Party (PJD), at the head […]
Cornered, the leader of the Polisario separatists, Brahim Ghali, will finally appear before the Audiencia Nacional, the Spanish High Court, regarding the numerous charges against him, including genocide, torture, and rape. Several Spanish media and international news agencies reported the news Wednesday May 26, and said he has been placed under police surveillance at San […]
The special committee to elaborate a new development model presented its proposals in a detailed report to King Mohammed VI who stressed over the past few years the need to add fresh impetus to Morocco’s development efforts in order to meet the legitimate aspirations of the people to a prosperous state and efficient civil service. […]
An Algerian military aircraft made on Monday a suspicious trip to Spain amid heightened tensions with neighboring Morocco for hosting polisario chief with an Algerian passport bearing a false name to avoid criminal prosecution. According to flight radar database, a Hawker Beechcraft B350 (7T-WRP) of the Algerian army landed at Torrejón de Ardoz air base […]
Nearly 200 guests are gathered in Lomé as of this Wednesday to discuss the transition from the CFA to the Eco new currency, decided on December 21, 2019 in Abidjan by the French and Ivorian presidents, Emmanuel Macron and Alassane Ouattara. The plan is for this currency to eventually replace the CFA franc in the […]