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The Egyptian army said it has eliminated 46 militants in the restive Sinai province in several gun battles that also claimed lives of three soldiers. The army in February last year launched an operation in the Sinai province to flash out Islamist state fighters and other militant groups. In a video recording made public Monday, […]
After two decades of autocratic rule, infirm President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced he is not running for a fifth term as protests continued for three consecutive weeks asking for genuine reform to the opaque regime running the oil-rich country. Bouteflika, 82, said elections that were set for April 18 will be postponed, but he did not […]
President Emmanuel Macron of France kicked off Monday a four-day tour in Eastern Africa with the first leg in Djibouti followed by Ethiopia and Kenya where the French leader will co-chair UN-sponsored One Planet Summit. The trip to Djibouti, a French former colony, is the first in a decade by a French President after Sarkozy […]
Winch Energy Ltd, a global energy developer and technology integrator focusing on off-grid renewable power projects has announced that it has signed a contract with the Ministry of Energy in Sierra Leone to provide electricity to 24 towns and villages. The project that will be implemented in northern Sierra Leone through solar mini-grids is part […]
Morocco’s flag carrier RAM has temporarily grounded its operating Boeing 737 max 8 airplane after a plane of the same type operated by Ethiopian airlines crashed killing 189 people. Morocco operates one Boeing 737 Max 8 and has received this year another plane of the same type, which is not in service yet. RAM received […]
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Moroccan Motorway Company, la Société Nationale des Autoroutes du Maroc (ADM), signed Monday in Rabat an €80 million financing agreement meant to upgrade highway infrastructure in an around Casablanca. The amount will finance the tripling of the Casablanca-Berrechid highway lanes on 25.8 km and the construction of a […]
Moroccan authorities announced Sunday the repatriation of eight Moroccans from war-torn Syria on “humanitarian grounds”, noting that this operation is part of Morocco’s contributions to international counterterrorism efforts. Immediately after the announcement, the United States has commended the repatriation move, describing the North African Kingdom as “a highly capable partner” in the Global Coalition to […]
Two Moroccan passengers were among the 157 people killed in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jet, which crashed Sunday six minutes after takeoff, near Tulu Fara village outside the town of Bishoftu, 40 miles south-east of the Ethiopian capital. The identity of the Moroccan victims has not been revealed yet. Citizens of at least […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has appointed Moroccan citizen Dr Jaouad Mahjour Deputy Director General of the organization. Mahjour was formerly acting WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean and has 30 years of experience in public health and project elaboration, and transmissible disease projects assessments. The Moroccan permanent mission at the UN office in […]
Scores of African governments and business officials are expected in Hamburg on March 27 and 28 to take part in the 13th German-African Energy Forum. The meeting is expected to set the stage for German and African businesses as well as public enterprises to expand economic ties, strike deals, and combat “energy poverty”. Under the […]