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Morocco and Madagascar agreed on Tuesday to bolster their cooperation in education, scientific research, gender equality, urban planning, housing, decentralization, training, health… These agreements were inked during the first meeting of the two countries’ joint committee convened in Marrakech under the co-chairmanship of minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita and his Malagasy peer, Andriantsitohaina Franck […]
The African Development Bank and KfW Development Bank this week said they will be partnering to accelerate implementation of recommendations contained in the 2018 Electricity Regulators Index (ERI) report for Côte d’Ivoire’s energy sector. This partnership arrangement between the two institutions was announced during a technical workshop with key stakeholders from the West African nation’s […]
Schneider Electric has unveiled its Kenya-made ‘Villaya Emergency’, a containerized mobile solar microgrid solution designed to be easy to use in any humanitarian emergency. The kit manufactured in Kenya is a system that generates at least 10-kilowatt peak electricity enough to power a village, health center or individual / group areas in refugee camps. The […]
South Africa’s Minerals Council on Tuesday warned that electricity price increases by state-owned power utility Eskom will lead to over 90,000 job losses in South Africa’s gold and platinum mining industries over the next three years. Earlier this year, South Africa’s National Energy Regulator said that Eskom could hike tariffs by 9.41 percent in 2019, […]
African ministers of finance, planning and economic development underscored in Marrakech the need for diversifying public revenue with a view to promoting public investments in the social and economic areas. This came in the closing statement of the 52nd Session of the Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and […]
The Algerian army, the kingmaker in the Algerian political order, has finally stated the obvious by declaring “Bouteflika unfit to lead,” four weeks after millions of Algerians started pouring to the street putting pressure for the infirm President to step down. The call of Algeria’s army chief, Lt Gen Ahmed Gaed Salah, for the removal […]
After the many diplomatic setbacks it suffered abroad, the Algeria-backed Polisario separatist front is currently facing a growing internal dissent. Last week, precisely on March 18, a young officer, who claimed to be deputy commandant of a “Katiba” (battalion) of the so-called Gendarmerie of the Polisario, surrendered to the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) at Farcia […]
Miguel Angel Moratinos, the UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, paid tribute to King Mohammed VI in Geneva on Monday for his commitment to strengthening spaces for cultural dialogue and coexistence, and consolidating the foundations of global peace. Moratinos, who was attending a meeting held in his honor by the United Nations Office […]
King Abdullah II of Jordan is expected in Morocco on Wednesday for a two-day friendship and working visit. King Abdullah II of Jordan will pay on Wednesday and Thursday a friendship and working visit to Morocco at the invitation of King Mohammed VI, the ministry of the royal household, protocol and chancellery announced. The Moroccan […]
Morocco and Spain have inked this week an agreement aimed at enhancing further their judicial cooperation, while protecting freedoms and respecting human rights principles. The agreement, signed in Rabat by public prosecutor at the court of cassation, Mohamed Abdennabaoui, and Spanish Attorney General, María José Segarra Crespo, the terms for the exchange of experiences and […]