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For all Moroccans, 2022 was not like any other year. It was a year when the North African Kingdom grabbed the world’s attention and made headlines. It was also a year when Morocco strengthened further its global status, emerging as a serious regional and international player. From diplomatic breakthroughs in the Sahara dossier to major […]
Algeria’s civilian facade, President Abdelmedjid Tebboune, gave a new interview to Le Figaro in which he sought in vain to redefine the standards of diplomatic engagement by describing his regime’s unilateral decision to sever ties with Rabat as a decision to avert war. In diplomatic norms, breaking diplomatic ties and terminating all communication channels is […]
Morocco’s exports of phosphates and fertilizers as well as the sales of its automotive sector hit a record 20 billion dollars that helped mitigate a surging trade deficit due to higher energy, food and equipment prices. Morocco’s exports of phosphates and derivatives rose 54.8% to 10.3 billion dollars, while the automotive sector’s imports rose 35% […]
Nigeria’s magazine “New African” has included eight Moroccans in its listing of the 100 most influential African personalities for the year 2022. The Moroccans picked up by the magazine are coach Walid Regragui, Foreign minister Nasser Bourita, the ambassadors of Morocco to Ghana, Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire, Chief of Moroccan Agency for International Cooperation (AMCI), […]
The Moroccan Foreign Ministry has processed about 70,000 applications for electronic visas (e-visa) in six months, said Government Spokesman, Mustapha Baïtas. At a press briefing held after the Government council’s weekly meeting Thursday, Baïtas brought up the decision to allow new countries to benefit from the “e-visa”, explaining that the e-visa procedure has helped increase […]
Former Algerian Finance Minister Mohamed Loukal was sentenced on Thursday to seven years in prison for corruption. The financial and economic criminal division of the Court of Sidi M’hamed (Algiers) prosecuted Loukal for his involvement in corruption cases, under his position as former director general of the External Bank of Algeria (BEA), local media reported. […]
The Moroccan Government decided at the cabinet’s weekly meeting Thursday to extend the state of health emergency until January 31, 2023, to continue to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of measures taken by public authorities to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Government Council examined and adopted a draft decree, presented by the […]
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday approved a document outlining 62 economic activities the state will withdraw from and turn over to the private sector, a cabinet statement said. The document’s approval was required by the International Monetary Fund, which this month approved a $3 billion financial support package for Egypt. The statement said […]
The criminal division specialized in the fight against terrorism of a Tunisia count condemned a citizen to 10 years in prison for calling President Kais Saied “Putschist” in a social media post, Business News reports. The defendant, whose name was not revealed, was arrested in August this year, the media adds citing his defense team. […]
Morocco, Egypt, South Africa, Mauritius, and Tunisia are Africa’s most industrialized economies but it is the other countries, which have improved the most over the past 10 years, that have made the greatest efforts to move away from economic dependence on extractives toward value-adding sectors. The countries that showed the greatest progress over the past […]