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Trade between Morocco and France grew by an annual average rate of 5.8% between 2010 and 2017, standing at 109.3 billion dirhams, Morocco’s finance ministry said in its statistics. Between 2016 and 2017, trade between the two countries expanded by 6% as Moroccan exported 56.8 billion dirhams to France and imported 51.9 billion dirhams. France […]
The Secretary-General of Algeria’s ruling National Liberation Front (FLN) Djamel Ould Abbes, 84, has resigned from his post, deepening the political crisis in the North African country wherein political leaders and military generals are fighting for power as the country’s aging and long-serving president is preparing to run for a controversial fifth term in office […]
The existence of 130,000 civil society association is reflective of the dynamism of the fabric of Morocco’s civil society and human rights, Secretary General of the national human rights council, Mohamed Sebbar said. The figure shows the importance of partnerships forged between the state and the civil society, he said at an event held at […]
Morocco’s high-speed line, the first of its kind in Africa, that has been inaugurated Thursday by King Mohammed VI and French President Emmanuel Macron, is a milestone rail achievement in the region. Also, it reflects the long-standing Moroccan-French friendship and stands out as an example of a “win-win” North-South partnership. Dubbed “Al Boraq”, this brand-new […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco and French President Emmanuel Macron were the first passengers to board Thursday the brand new Moroccan high-speed train at the revamped railway station in Tangier. The two heads of state have made a journey to Rabat aboard the TGV, baptized “Al Boraq”, inaugurating thus Africa’s first high-speed train, a landmark […]
The African Union on Wednesday called for a sanction regime against member states that would fail to make their annual financial contributions. African Union Commission chair Moussa Faki Mahamat announced the new measure in a speech at the 20th Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union, focused on the continental reform agenda, […]
Only words but no action. That sums Algeria’s attitude towards any initiative to reinvigorate the Maghreb. Algeria, which maintains borders closed with Morocco despite calls from Rabat to normalize relations, went further in its obsession of containing Morocco by adopting self-defeating strategies in the Sahel. Governing behind the curtain of a dead-living president, the deep […]
French President Emmanuel Macron is expected this Thursday in Morocco, where he will attend the inauguration by King Mohammed VI of the Tangier-Casablanca high-speed train, the first in Africa. The French President will be accompanied by the business leaders who participated in the implementation of the TGV project. King Mohammed VI and the French head […]
Germany’s Kromberg & Schubert, a leader in car wiring, has joined a panoply of auto-industry giants who choose to grab the investment opportunities offered by Morocco. Kromberg & Schubert has set up a factory in Kenitra’s free zone where Peugeot and other car component manufacturers have set up production plants. “Kromberg & Schubert plant will […]
Fitch Ratings gave Morocco ‘BBB-‘ rating with a stable outlook due to the country’s macroeconomic stability, comfortable external buffers and a low share of foreign-currency debt in public debt. The Moroccan government has prioritized social policies in the 2019 budget, said Fitch in a press release, noting that the country is planning an overhaul of […]