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Moroccan Energy and Mines Minister Aziz Rabbah has dismissed reports claiming a halt in the Moroccan-Nigerian gas pipeline saying that studies are ongoing and that West African states welcome the project. The project was launched by Morocco and Nigeria in 2016 with feasibility studies already underway. “Studies relating to the Morocco-Nigeria pipeline are underway,” said […]
The recent call launched by King Mohammed VI to neighboring Algeria for a direct, open and frank dialogue without constraints to resolve all the Moroccan-Algerian issues continue to score positive reactions worldwide. French Foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian paid tribute to the royal move, saying Paris has always called for the strengthening of relations between […]
Morocco’s renewable energy agency (MASEN) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) agreed to join forces to develop renewable energies in Sub-Saharan Africa. “The goal of this partnership is to support African countries, especially those in the Sahel region targeted by the ‘Desert to Power’ initiative, to develop renewable energy technologies adapted to their natural environments […]
The African Development Bank Group has approved a €117 million loan to Morocco to enable the North African country to finance a project destined to ensure the sustainability and security of access to drinking water. The project aims to secure access to drinking water in the provinces of Guercif, Zagora, Al Hoceima, Tanger and Beni […]
Moroccan leading independent power producer Nareva and Enel Green Power (EGP), a leader in renewable energy, have signed all financing agreements for the construction in Midelt of the first of the wind farms included in the 850 MW integrated project. The construction of Midelt wind farm, whose capacity amounts to 180 MW, is expected to […]
Morocco’s high-speed train, the first of its kind in Africa, will be inaugurated on Nov.15th in the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron at the invitation of King Mohammed VI, according to Reuters news agency which cited the French Presidency. Some Moroccan local media also reported the news. This landmark project in the Moroccan-French relations […]
The city of Molins de Rei in Spain has refused to host a scheduled women’s water polo match between Spain and Israel after Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) activists lobbied for the event to be rejected. The match that was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon as part of a European preliminary championship ahead of the […]
King Mohammed VI held Wednesday in Rabat a meeting with Head of the Government Saad eddine El Othmani and Minister of Health Anas Doukkali on progress made in improving the health system in Morocco through the implementation of the strategies outlined by the Sovereign in recent speeches. In the Throne Day Speech (July 29) as […]
King Mohammed VI who has stressed repeatedly the need for reinvigorating the Maghreb Union since his enthronement has expressed clearly Morocco’s willingness to transcend differences by opening a frank dialogue with Algeria. Algeria’s support for separatism in Morocco’s Sahara has poisoned relations between the two Maghreb heavyweights. Algeria has by the past rejected to open […]
King Mohammed VI has underlined the constructive initiatives made by Morocco for the resolution of the regional Sahara issue, stressing the country’s positive reaction to various international calls for practical proposals that can help achieve a realistic and lasting political settlement based on compromise and on the Autonomy Initiative. In a speech he made on […]