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Haiti is eager to benefit from Morocco’s agricultural expertize and is mulling plans to buy fertilizers from the North African country. According to local media Haiti Libre, these cooperation prospects were reviewed at a recent meeting in Rome between Minister of Agriculture Jobert C. Angrand and Morocco’s ambassador to Italy Hassan Abouyoub, who is a […]
Serge Berdugo, Secretary General of the Council of Jewish Communities of Morocco, has praised the initiative of King Mohammed VI to create a museum of Jewish culture. Speaking to media after the Moroccan Sovereign launched on Monday, in Fez, the restoration works of “Al Batha” museum and the building works of a Jewish culture museum, […]
The old capital of Morocco, Fez, is witnessing a face-lift under the reign of King Mohammed VI who spearheads efforts to safeguard and showcase its centuries-old buildings and heritage. In this regard, the Monarch made sure to check the progress made on several project to restore the time-honored architectural genius of the city where he […]
The military council running affairs in Sudan has said it will not send deposed leader Omar Bashir to the International Criminal Court (ICC) where is wanted for war crimes, and leave the decision to the future civilian government. “The decision whether to extradite [Bashir] to ICC will be made by a popularly elected government and […]
Tunisia and the International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF) Monday signed a convention to establish the Middle East and North Africa Office of the organization in Tunis. Tunisia’s foreign minister Khemaies Jhinaoui and OIF Secretary General, Louise Mushikiwabo inked the deal in the Tunisian capital. Hosting the OIF regional office will put Tunisia on the […]
Egypt is considering strategies with manufacturers to invest in the development of the electric vehicle market in the North African nation. In a conclave held in Cairo last week, officials from several Ministries, including that of Military Production, the Arab Industrialization Organization and the Federation of Industries have discussed ways forward to invest in the […]
The Arab League envoy to Libya has accused foreign countries of fanning the military fighting in Libya but stopped short to name these countries, such as Saudi Arabia, UAE, France believed backers of Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) in its advance to take control of Tripoli. In an interview with Anadolu Agency, al-Jamali griped […]
Moroccan-Italian Yasmine Ouirhrane, 23, has been awarded the 2019 Young European of the Year title in recognition for her commitment to equality for women and equal participation opportunities for migrants in Europe. The €5,000-money prize was handed to Yasmine over the weekend at a European Youth meeting in Brussels. The prize is awarded by the […]
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has officially launched a $170 million power transmission project. The project called the Abuja Feeding Scheme is financed by the French Development Agency (AFD) and provides for building five transmission substations over a 24-month period. The move will help Africa’s most populous nation to stabilize the quality of power […]
Morocco should prepare to strike a trade deal with Britain in a case of a no deal Brexit to avert losses estimated by the UN at $97 million. Morocco, Ghana and Tunisia are among African nations that would lose the most if the UK doesn’t negotiate a deal by the time it has to exit […]