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The Souss-Massa region, which attracted more than 18 billion dirham-investments in 2017, is poised to become a platform of exports towards Africa. This new vocation of the region was stressed at a ceremony held Sunday in Agadir under the chairmanship of King Mohammed VI and during which the Souss-Massa Regional 2014-2020 Industrial Acceleration Plan was […]
Morocco has expressed support for the reform agenda proposed by Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame to revamp the African Union and boost its financial independence. In an interview with Moroccan news website, le360.ma, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said that the North African Kingdom adheres to the reforms put forward by President Kagame, who is taking […]
The African Union rebuked Mauritania for falling short of fully eliminating slavery after the country handed out lenient sentences to a slave owner. Mauritania should “give due regard to the issue of slavery and make the elimination… one of its priorities,” the pan-African body said in a statement on its website. The statement was published […]
Moroccan economy grew by 4.6% in 2017 compared to 1.2% in 2016 on the backdrop of an improvement of the indicators of the agricultural sector. Abundant rainfall boosted the agricultural value added to 15.4% in the first three quarters of 2017 compared to -12.5% the same period in 2016, Economy and Finance Minister Mohamed Boussaid […]
Morocco has gradually entrenched its foothold at the African Union, reaping the benefits of its triumphal return with a landslide support within the pan-African organization. The election of Morocco to the AU Peace and Security Council is a step forward towards putting the AU on track of addressing Africa’s pressing issues of security and stability […]
Head of the Moroccan government Saad Eddine El Othmani will represent King Mohammed VI at the African Union’s 30th summit scheduled on January 28-29 in Ethiopia’s capital. The participation of El Othmani comes at a context Morocco is bolstering its positions within the AU’s bodies with the recent admission to the Peace and Security Council, […]
Morocco’s road map to boost its renewable energy development plans was discussed at a meeting held in Casablanca Friday under the chairmanship of King Mohammed VI. During the meeting, managing director of the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN), Mustapha Bakkoury, made a presentation on the achievements scored up to 2017, when the share of […]
Morocco, which has an arable land of 8 million hectares and great agro-climatic wealth, generates a diversified agricultural production, says the Euro Med Invest Business Guide. The share of agriculture in the GDP varies from 10 to 15 pc from one year to another – to which adds about 4 pc for agro-industry, says the […]
Morocco was elected to the African Union’s Peace and Security Council, a body entrusted with conflict prevention, conflict management and resolution, and peacekeeping in Africa. The election of Morocco to this supreme decision-making body on peace and security issues, where the Kingdom is set to play a major role, took place in Addis Ababa Friday, […]
To keep the momentum in its African policy, Morocco has set up a department at the foreign affairs ministry fully dedicated to African Affairs. The recent government reshuffle approved by King Mohammed VI unveiled the name of Mohcine Jazouli, a businessman with strategic insight, as the official tasked with following up all projects pertaining to […]