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Morocco will make a contribution to replenish the African Development Fund, a concessional funding window of the African Development Bank. “The decision reaffirms Morocco’s willingness and commitment to help African states in line with the King’s enlightened vision to foster African solidarity and prosperity,” Finance Minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui said in a speech read on […]
Sudan’s ruling generals and the main pro-democracy group have inked a framework deal until elections but key dissenters have stayed out of the agreement. The deal, the first of at least two planned accords, that was signed this Monday, pledges to establish a new, civilian-led transitional government to guide the country to elections and offers […]
Egypt and Nigeria have signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance cooperation between the two countries in the fields of communication, information technology and digital economy, the Arab country announced Sunday. Per the MoU, the two parties will strategically cooperate in the areas of broadband and optical networking, the use of end-user devices, and the […]
Tunisia’s national carrier TunisAir took delivery Saturday of a new aircraft, A320neo type, as part of efforts to revamp its fleet. The aircraft is the fourth the airline is receiving after three it received in December 2021, February and November this year. The airline is set to take delivery of another narrow body passenger jet […]
Remittances from Moroccans abroad are expected to hit 11 billion dollars, a record level compared to 9.3 billion last year, the World Bank said in a recent report. Remittances are key to feeding Morocco’s foreign exchange reserves, which cover around 6 months of import needs, according to the central bank. Morocco, whose diaspora is mainly […]
Morocco made it to the knockout stage of the World Cup in Qatar where Moroccan fans kept flying to support the Atlas Lions in their victorious journey. Morocco together with Senegal are the only African countries left in the round of 16. They will face the powerful teams of Spain and England respectively in a […]
King Mohammed VI chaired, this Saturday at the Royal Palace in Rabat, the presentation ceremony of the new green investment program of the OCP Group worth $13 billion. The new green investment program (2023-2027) is meant to put an end to the group’s dependence on ammonia imports and enable investment in the chain of renewable […]
The Israeli newspaper “Jerusalem Post” wrote, Friday, that Morocco is the kingdom of light and the country that creates in its visitor the desire to go and return. “One of the first things that jumps out at you when you discover Morocco for the first time is undoubtedly its light. This very particular light. A […]
The German travel agents association is holding its 2022 annual conference in Agadir, one of Morocco’s popular touristic destinations, to discuss issues related to the upcoming hottest destinations, the impact of Covid-19 on the hospitality & travel industry and carbon footprint. About 500 representatives of travel agencies, tour operators, investors, service providers as well as […]
Surfer Ramzi Boukhiam became the first Moroccan to qualify for the 2023 Championship Tour, the most prestigious surfing competition in the world, at the end of the Haleiwa Challenge, 7th and final stage of the Challengers Series of the World Surf League (WSL), held in Hawaii. Boukhiam, 1st Moroccan and Arab to integrate the world […]