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The success of the vaccination campaign against Covid-19 in Morocco continues to raise admiration around the world, where many media have lavishly commented on the progress of this operation, which made it possible to vaccinate 4.3 million people since its launch on Jan.28 by King Mohammed VI. And so far, over 3.3 million have received […]
The OCP Group continues to strengthen its skills in the most specialized fields. Another important step has just been taken with the signing of an agreement between OCP Maintenance Solutions and the Canadian company Nucléom, a world leader in high-level industrial inspections. Thus, the subsidiary of the OCP Group specializing in predictive maintenance and […]
Amethis MENA Fund II, which is exclusively dedicated to North Africa and the Middle East, has announced the signing of a majority investment in Magriser Group, one of the pioneers in the distribution and installation of turnkey micro-irrigation and solar pumping systems in Morocco. This is the first operation of Amethis MENA Fund II, dedicated […]
The judicial police of Kenitra seized, Thursday, nearly 9 tons of cannabis, foiling thus international drug trafficking operations. Following accurate information provided by the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), the Kenitra judicial police seized Thursday morning 2.1 tons of cannabis resin and arrested four individuals for their alleged ties with a criminal network involved […]
Mohammad Younes Menfi, chairman of Libya’s Presidential Council (PC) will meet this Friday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Anadolu news agency reports. Menfi, according to Turkey’s Communications Directorate, will be on a working visit at the invitation of Erdogan. This is Menfi’s first trip to Ankara after assuming the role of PC […]
A court in Aix en Provence, southern France, Thursday, ordered the release of a TunisAir flight attendant arrested last Sunday at Marseille Provence Airport for smuggling cigarettes into France. The flight attendant, a lady, will be however sued for recidivism, reports say. French authorities at Marseille airport rounded three flight attendants on a […]
The European Union is called upon to play a “leading role” in reviving talks between the parties for the final settlement of the conflict over the Sahara, underlined former Spanish Foreign Minister Ana Palacio. The status quo in the Sahara – and in the Maghreb more broadly – cannot last, noted the former Spanish […]
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari thanked king Mohammed VI for the success of a Moroccan-Nigerian project under which Morocco will build a 1.3 billion fertilizers plant in Nigeria. ‘’We are well on our way to becoming a regional and global fertilizer power house,’’ said President Buhari on his official twitter account after announcing the signing by […]
The African Lion 21 military exercise is “a great opportunity to strengthen one of the oldest strategic relationships of the United States”, namely with Morocco, said Thursday Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, Deputy Commanding General for Africa and US Army Southern European Task Force-Africa Commander. “As we prepare to celebrate the 200th anniversary of […]
Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizers producer OCP posted a 4% increase in its revenues in 2020 to 56.2 billion dirhams as volumes offset a drop in prices. The group said exports of phosphates-based fertilizers rose 12% following higher demand in India and Brazil. ‘’OCP achieved significant growth in 2020, one of the most challenging business periods […]