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Pope Francis who devoted the General Audience Wednesday to his weekend visit to Morocco said he had reiterated along with King Mohammed VI the essential role of religions in defending human dignity and promoting peace. “HM King Mohammed and I reiterated the essential role religions have in defending human dignity, promoting peace and justice, and […]
Morocco’s permanent representative to the United Nations in New York, Omar Hilale, and the Apostolic Nuncio, have transmitted on Tuesday to the UN Secretary-General the “Al-Quds Call”, signed in Rabat last Saturday (March 30) by King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, and Pope Francis. The Al-Quds Call, signed during the Pope’s historic visit to […]
The International Monetary Fund has praised Morocco’s business environment, which continues to improve, particularly with the activation of the Competition Council and the implementation of a new financial inclusion strategy that will help promote competition and support the development of SMEs. Improved fiscal management and economic diversification have strengthened the resilience of Morocco’s economy, said […]
The European bank for reconstruction and development (EBRD) has awarded trophies to 16 Moroccan projects, which made energy savings of 82 GWh/year and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 23,700 tons of CO2, equivalent to more than 1 million trees planted. The awarded energy efficiency and renewable energy projects were carried out under the Morocco Sustainable […]
Morocco agreed Tuesday to host the first Africa Para Games to take place next year following an agreement with the International Paralympic Committee. The event according to the agreement will take place in January and will gather around 1,200 disabled athletes of the continent in capital Rabat. The athletes will compete in several sports including […]
US President Donald Trump has picked former ambassador to Ukraine and Uzbekistan, Richard Norland, as the new US envoy to Libya. Richard Norland, trained at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and the National War College, had served as the foreign policy adviser to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2016, […]
The US National Basketball Association (NBA), in association with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), will launch as of January a new African Basketball League that will involve 12 African nations for a yearly tournament, Reuters reports. The first tournament in January 2020 will gather 12 national teams. Angola, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, and Tunisia will […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $20 million grant to finance a solar off-grid electrification program in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to Amadou Hott, AfDB Vice President in charge of Electricity, Energy, Climate Change and Green Growth, this innovative project will hopefully demonstrate the viability and interest of the private […]
BMCE Bank of Africa, the third largest bank in Morocco, said it will be called Bank of Africa as of next September, an appellation that underscores the African ambition of the group. The new name was unveiled by BMCE CEO Othman Benjelloun who said that the Bank aspires to develop its business including in the […]
Immediately after the announcement of the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algerians took to the street to celebrate the move. express their joy after the. Thousands of Algerians flocked to Audin Square in Algiers to express their joy. The same celebration took place downtown all other major cities of the country. The departure of the […]