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Morocco has renewed its support to the Government of National Accord (GNA), led by Fayez al-Sarraj as the only legitimate party in Libya and condemned any foreign intervention in the country. The remarks were made by Morocco’s Minister Delegate for African Cooperation Mohcine Jazouli at a ministerial meeting gathering delegations from Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Morocco, […]
The annual charity fancy-fair organized by the diplomatic circle, gathering the spouses of ambassadors accredited to Morocco, was inaugurated in Rabat Saturday by Princess Lalla Meriem, the eldest sister of King Mohammed VI. Princess Lalla Meryem visited the different stands of the charity bazaar, which features handicraft products from around the world, and was given […]
The German reconstruction bank, Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), is supporting the drinking water Supply and Sanitation sector in Morocco with €55.5 million. Under a financing agreement signed Thursday in Rabat between KfW and Morocco’s National Office for Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE), €28.5 million will finance drinking water supply to small and medium-sized centers. This […]
The Spanish city of Granada is hosting an exhibition highlighting the history and cultural heritage of the Amazigh (Berber) people. The exhibition, featuring rare pieces that date back to the golden age of Andalusia in medieval Spain, was inaugurated Thursday by Queen Letizia of Spain, in the presence of the president of the Junta of […]
Spanish financial group Bankia has opened lately an office in Morocco’s economic capital, Casablanca, to support the expansion of Spanish companies in the North African Kingdom, one of Spain’s major trade partners. Bankia managing director Jesús Miramón said Morocco is a key market for Spanish businesses which are looking for growth opportunities beyond their national […]
The US government has renewed its firm backing to the sustained efforts engaged by the United Nations for achieving a peaceful, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution to the Sahara regional conflict. In a press release issued by the State Department following the meeting held Thursday in Rabat between Secretary of State Micheal Pompeo and […]
UN-backed Government of National Accord, GNA, said Thursday, it will present a list of Russian mercenaries who are allegedly combating alongside Khalifa Haftar whose forces have been trying to capture Tripoli. The GNA, according to Khaled al-Meshri, the head of the Tripoli-based government’s Supreme Council of State, is compiling the list of the Russian fighters […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has just allocated €48.82 million to Burkina Faso for the construction of a solar plant. The funding was allocated in the form of a loan to build a 52 MW power plant as part of the bank’s “Desert to Power 2020-2024” initiative. Upon completion, the plant will provide energy to […]
The Government of Flanders this year has committed 1 million euros to the Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) to support five projects in three African countries – Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa. According to the African Development Bank, the project will contribute to demonstration of an innovative results-based finance model for adaptation to climate […]
The Moroccan government launched Wednesday a comprehensive national action plan to fight forced child begging. This inclusive plan, which outlaws the use of children as begging props, will be tested in the cities of Rabat, Temara and Salé before it is expanded to other regions of the North African country. The plan lays emphasis on […]