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Morocco closed 2019 with a record number of 13 million tourists visiting the country, that is a 5.2% rise compared with 2018, the tourism ministry said. Tourism revenues rose to 78.6 billion dirhams in 2019, from 73.15 billion dirhams in 2018, making the sector one of the main sources of hard currency for Morocco. […]
The UAE’s Khalifa Fund for Business Development has provided about $10 million in financial support to Burkina Faso to create 50,000 jobs for the youth in the West African nation. The agreement was signed by the president of the Khalifa Fund, Hussain Jasim Al Nowais, and the Burkinabe minister in charge of youth, Salfo Tiemtoré. […]
Côte d’Ivoire’s former president Laurent Gbagbo on Thursday asked the International Criminal Court a release without conditions while awaiting the prosecution’s appeal against his acquittal. Gbagbo, the first former head of state ever to stand trial at the ICC, and his aide Charles Ble Goude were cleared on 15 January 2019 over involvement in […]
The United States and Kenya on Thursday agreed to launch negotiations that could lead to the first US bilateral trade deal with a sub-Saharan African country. The announcement, made at a White House meeting between Trump and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, directs US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to issue a formal notification to Congress under […]
King Mohammed VI inaugurated Thursday in Agadir the Souss-Massa City of Innovation, a regional version of the Industrial Acceleration Plan, launched by the sovereign on January 28, 2018. This new City, which required a 42 million DH investment, is meant to be a real lever for the emergence of Research & Development and a […]
Morocco is tackling terror threat and extremism not only with its proactive security approach, which helped to foil several terrorist plots but also with pilot rehabilitation programs that aim to deradicalize Jihadis while they are in prison through the teaching of moderate Islam. Some of the former extremists, who renounced their fanatic views and embraced […]
Moroccan scientist Rachid Yazami has been awarded the Mohammed Bin Rashid Medal for Scientific Excellence, the highest Emirati scientific honor, for his outstanding contribution to the development of lithium-ion batteries for mobile phones, and electric cars. Professor Yazami was honored with the lifetime achievement award for inventing the graphite anode (negative electrode) of lithium-ion batteries. […]
Four major dams with a total storage capacity of 1.42 million cubic meters will be built by 2027 in Morocco’s Northern Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region. According to director of the Loukkos Hydraulic Basin Agency Abdelhamid Benabdelfadel, the four dams, which will push up the region’s national storage capacity by 26 pc, will be constructed within the […]
Moroccan futsal team will play against Egypt on Friday in Laayoune (Southern Morocco) the final match of the 2020 Futsal African Cup of Nations. The Atlas Lions, defending champions, reached the final of the African tournament after beating Angola 4-0. On this occasion, FIFA congratulated the Moroccans for their performance. “Congratulations to the Morocco team, […]
The African Drone Forum kicked off in Rwanda on Wednesday with hundreds of participants from 44 countries from around the world. The three-day event brings together civilian drone operators and policy regulators. The 2020 African Drone Forum features a symposium, and an exhibition in Kigali Feb. 5 to 7. The main attraction of the forum […]