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The prompt measures adopted by Morocco after the outbreak of the coronavirus outbreak helped the country contain the economic and social impact of the pandemic, said the IMF, noting that the country should brace for deep recession this year. The Moroccan economy will contract by 6 to 7% this year due to the impact of […]
Tunisia received Monday 18 tons of the medical supply offered by the United Arab Emirates, UAE, to help the North African country in its fight against the covid-19 pandemic. An aircraft loaded with protective gears for covid-19 and two artificial respirators landed in capital Tunis international airport Monday morning. A military source told local […]
Morocco’s exports of sea food rose 7% to 570,000 by September this year compared to the same period last year, agriculture and fisheries ministry said. Canned sardine exports alone grew 6% to 116,850 tons, worth 3.6 billion dirhams, thanks in particular to higher sales in Mauritania, the US and Ghana. Frozen fish exports rose 28% […]
The Casablanca tramway company announced on Monday it secured a €100 million loan from the French Development Agency (AFD) for the building of two new lines (T3 & T4) to improve public urban transport in Morocco’s biggest city. The AFD financial support to the expansion of Casablanca Tramway network also includes a €500,000 grant to […]
Liberia’s foreign minister Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah has reaffirmed his country’s continuous firm backing to Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara and its territorial integrity. Speaking at a joint press briefing held Monday in Rabat with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita, the Liberian top diplomat also voiced Monrovia’s solidarity with Morocco in defending its national cause, affirming […]
Operations onshore Libya’s Sirte Basin were transferred by Wintershall Aktiengesellschaft (WIAG) to Sarir Oil Operations (SOO), a newly established joint operating company with the National Oil Corporation (NOC). The transfer concerns operatorship of Contract Areas 91 (former Concession 96) and 107 (former Concession 97), wintershall said in a press release. After the signing of two […]
The head of the Moroccan government, Saad Eddine El Othmani, has categorically denied the information circulated about a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the COVID-19 as fake news. A fake statement circulating online over the weekend claimed that the government is set to announce a lockdown on Sunday after a government council meeting. […]
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced this Monday November 2, on BFMTV he would pay visits to Tunisia and Algeria to discuss the fight against terrorism and the repatriation of nationals registered for radicalism. The Interior Minister is expected in Tunisia on Nov. 06 to hand over the list of the Tunisians put on […]
The Algerian regime of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune suffered a setback Sunday as the vast majority of Algerians boycotted the referendum on a constitutional amendment, almost a non-event, touted to lead to a new chapter in the history of the country. The regime has put the turnout rate at 23.7%, a figure largely inflated as […]
The Ivorian opposition announced that it did not recognize the October 31 election and noted the end of President Alassane Ouattara’s term. In response, the Executive Director of the ruling RHDP called on the government to stand firm. On Saturday, the presidential party was delighted with the smooth running of the election day. “We […]