First Independent Mena Newspaper
Infirm Algerian President Bouteflika, who applied to run for a fifth term from a hospital in Geneva, is facing a permanent threat to life, his Swiss doctors told the media. A medical source speaking anonymously told Swiss paper La Tribune that the president is facing a permanent risk of lung infection due to his frail […]
British-based solar energy provider BBOXX has completed a significant funding round of approximately $6m, which will accelerate the company’s vision of improving access to energy across Africa and the developing world. Sources close to BBOXX reveal that in Europe, 4,400 single investors took part in the crowdfunding, investing an average of €500-€600. BBOXX’s goal is […]
The Moroccan and Serbian governments have agreed to strengthen cooperation in trade, tourism and culture with the signing of deals in these fields. These agreements were sealed on the sidelines of the 2nd session of the Morocco-Serbia joint committee convened Wednesday in Rabat. The first agreement aims to facilitate and develop long-term trade in goods […]
President Caid Essesbi has decided following consultation with the Prime Minister and the President of the House of Representatives to extend for one month the state of emergency, the office of the President said on Wednesday. The new extension starts from March 7 and will end on April 05, a statement of the presidential office […]
Morocco’s national flagship carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has suspended its activities on the Casablanca-N’Djamena-Nairobi route with the airline saying it took the decision to re-position itself on markets that are more profitable. The suspension became effective on March 2. However, RAM head in Kenya, Othman Baba, told HuffPost Maroc that the decision is […]
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the World Bank and the European Union (EU) will support a renewable energy program worth about €142 million in Gambia. The program will ensure that 1,100 rural schools and health centres will benefit from an energy supply using solar and battery technology. The European Union will provide €106 million. This […]
Congo’s sole crude producer, France’s Perenco SA has announced that it will start constructing a 100 megawatt gas-fired power plant on the Atlantic coast. The construction of the power plant is part of the emergency plan of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s new president, Felix Tshisekedi, which aims among other things to increase access to […]
Al Manar Association of Mentally Disabled Persons celebrated Wednesday the 50th anniversary of its establishment at a ceremony held in Rabat under the chairmanship of Princess Lalla Meryem, the eldest sister of King Mohammed VI. Princess Lalla Meryem chaired the signing of two bilateral agreements between the association and the National Office for Electricity and […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) announced Wednesday the extension of its program “Women in Business” in Morocco to the region of Tangier, Tétouan-Al Hoceima and Oriental in the north of the country. The region has a high concentration of women-led businesses in the medical, retail and service sectors. The expansion of the […]
Morocco was among the top five car exporters to Europe in 2018, according to the latest report by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). Morocco ranked fifth, exporting 283,614 units and Moroccan-made cars account for 7.8 percent of all cars exported to the EU, according to ACEA report. Morocco’s car exports to the EU increased […]