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Local commodity prices in Mauritania increased significantly in June 2026, contributing to rising inflationary pressures, according to the National Agency for Statistics and Population and Economic Analysis. The Agency’s monthly Consumer Price Index report showed that prices of locally produced goods rose by 1% in June 2026, pushing annual inflation for local products to 10.2% […]
Sirte Oil Production and Manufacturing Company has successfully completed on July 3 operational trials of a gas metering station, marking the first stage of a project aimed at supplying the Sirte Steam Power Plant with natural gas instead of liquid fuels. The Company said the next phase will involve filling the branch pipeline and pressure […]
Morocco’s role in Europe’s electricity security is gaining new dimensions, as both Spain and Portugal study expanded interconnections with the Kingdom while Morocco simultaneously builds out its own infrastructure toward sub-Saharan Africa. The developments unfold against the backdrop of the April 2025 Iberian blackout — the worst in Europe in two decades — in which […]
When the Casablanca prosecutor explained Ali Lmrabet’s arrest at Tangier airport, the message was that he was subject to search notices tied to complaints of defamation, insults, and false information. Not because he used to be a journalist. The prosecutor added that being a journalist or content creator does not put you above the law […]
Morocco and France are poised to establish a new more innovative, strategic, and structural cooperation spread across multidimensional levels, said King Mohammed VI in a message of congratulations to President Emmanuel Macron his country’s National Day. “Under our mutual impetus, Morocco and France inaugurated a historic step in bolstering their privileged relations. It aims to […]
Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch represented King Mohammed VI in Doha in offering condolences following the passing of Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani. During an audience at the Lusail Palace, Akhannouch conveyed the King’s condolences to the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, following the passing of his father, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa […]
Morocco has called for making the Afro-Atlantic space a driver of peace, stability and shared prosperity in line with the Royal vision and initiatives launched for Sahel countries and for strengthening cooperation between African countries bordering the Atlantic Ocean. In an address to the 7th ministerial meeting of the Atlantic African States Process (AASP) convening […]
The World Bank has launched a new 10-year partnership framework with Morocco to help accelerate job creation and support inclusive, competitive, and resilient economy. “This Country Partnership Framework marks a decisive milestone for Morocco. What makes it distinctive is its structuring nature; it aligns public and private financing, knowledge, and reforms around a shared vision […]
Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces and U.S. Africa Command signed on Monday a Headquarters Memorandum of Understanding (HQ MoU) of the Africa Multidomain Training and Experimentation Center to be established in Tan-Tan by 2030. The agreement was signed at AFRICOM Headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. AMTEC will include a multidomain training area, a drone academy and an […]
Republican Congressmen Scott DesJarlais and Matt Van Epps have joined the list of American lawmakers pushing for the designation of the Algeria-backed Polisario as Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). The “Polisario Front Terrorist Designation Act” was introduced in June 2025 in the U.S. House of Representatives by Republican Joe Wilson and Democrat Representative Jimmy Panetta. If […]