Category: Headlines

New Chinese textile unit in Casablanca to create 650 jobs

July 19, 2020

A new high-tech textile industrial unit in Casablanca will start operations shortly, under an agreement signed this week by Minister of Industry and Trade, Moulay ... Read More

Morocco’s new 2020 budget puts social services at core of priorities – Minister

July 18, 2020

The coronavirus outbreak has caused a surge in spending and a drop in revenues for state coffers pushing the government to review the targets and ... Read More

COVID-19: Morocco’s response was swift & decisive, WB says

July 18, 2020

The Moroccan government's response to the coronavirus outbreak was "swift and decisive," the World Bank said in its Economic Monitor report for July 2020. "The ... Read More

Expert calls Italy to investigate where its humanitarian aid to Tindouf ends up

July 18, 2020

International policy expert Marco Iaconetti has called on the Italian government to launch investigations on the fate of the humanitarian aid it sends to the ... Read More

Protection of Populations: HRC Adopts Resolution Presented by Morocco

July 18, 2020

The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) on Friday adopted a resolution presented by Morocco on "the 15th anniversary of the responsibility of protecting populations from ... Read More

Libyan tribes okay Egyptian army’s intervention in Libya

July 17, 2020

Leaders of Libyan tribes have expressed their support for a military intervention of the Egyptian army in the oil rich country.   This came at ... Read More

Gabon: A woman appointed Prime Minister, a première

July 17, 2020

After 17 months at the head of the Ministry of National Defense, Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda had been named Prime Minister, in replacement of Julien ... Read More

Tunisia to host 8th TICAD Africa conference in 2022

July 17, 2020

Tunisia has been chosen to host the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development, TICAD, scheduled for 2022, Japan’s embassy to Tunisia announced on Thursday. ... Read More

Morocco: New roadmap to promote tourism

July 17, 2020

The Ministry of Tourism has elaborated a new roadmap covering the 2020-2022 period to promote the sector, which took the brunt of the crisis entailed ... Read More

Oxford Business Group highlights mobilization of Moroccan industry to respond to Covid-19

July 17, 2020

The agility of the Moroccan private sector in adapting its production chain to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic was highlighted in a recent report by ... Read More