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President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has proposed to appoint former Islamist figure and aid, Abdelwahab Derbal, as the chairman of the High Independent Election Monitoring Body. In line with the new constitution adopted in February, the Algerian President appoints the chairman of the body, which will replace the much criticized “National Commission of election Supervision” and “National […]
Morocco’s parliamentary elections unfolded with the incumbent moderate Islamist party, Justice and Development (PJD) coming first followed by liberal Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) in a tight electoral race that makes government coalition formation an uphill battle for the PJD. A coalition between the PJD with 125 seats followed by the PAM with 102 seats […]
Morocco’s commitment to promoting trade between African countries has been highlighted during the Frontier 100 forum of initiative for Global Development (IGD) held recently in Washington. “Thanks to its geostrategic position, Morocco plays a key role in inter-regional trade. It serves as a bridge between the Maghreb, West Africa and the rest of the continent,” […]
Countries of the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) reiterated on Friday their support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty before the UN’s Fourth Commission. “We express our rejection of any attempt to undermine the supreme interests of the brotherly Kingdom of Morocco, or its sovereignty”, Manal Radwan, first secretary at Saudi Arabia’s UN mission told […]
Contrary to what the adversaries of Morocco’s territorial integrity claim, international observers expressed satisfaction with regard to the smooth conduct of legislative elections in the southern Provinces, the Sahara, which registered the highest turnout rate at the national level. This high turnout in the southern provinces evidences the inhabitants’ involvement in their country’s political life […]
Despite frustration with its economic policy and conservative stances, the preliminary count of the votes shows a victory of the moderate Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) which came first in Morocco’s general elections taking 99 seats followed by its arch rival, the liberal Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) with 80 seats. So far, 303 […]
Moroccan city of Casablanca is hosting this October 12 an international conference to look into ways of creating “Green Banking Markets in Africa”, ahead of the 22nd UN conference on climate change due in Marrakech Nov.7-18. The Casablanca green finance event is organized by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Banque Marocaine […]
Today, October 7, about 16 million Moroccans head to the polls to pick their parliament representatives in a ballot that will lead to the formation of a new government. Moroccan authorities have pledged to guarantee that these parliamentary elections would be transparent and credible to consolidate the democratic process and establish strong institutions. Ahead of […]
Thanks to its largescale investments in renewable energy, Morocco is becoming a vanguard of solar revolution, US business channel CNBC said. “In North Africa, Morocco’s vast Noor Ouarzazate solar complex – one of the world’s largest – uses concentrated solar power (CSP) to produce clean energy,” said CNBC on its website. CNBC highlighted the efficiency […]
Tunisian authorities’ attention was drawn Thursday on the living conditions of inmates in the country’s prisons that the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Observatory likens to mediaeval era life. The NGO described inmates’ life unbearable as conditions fail to meet international standards due to increase in the number of the inmates. The number has increased two-fold, the […]