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Geneva-based non-governmental organization, Alkarama, has addressed a correspondence to the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, requesting its intervention with the Algerian authorities regarding the young activist Abdelhamid Bouziza, who forcibly disappeared since October 19. Abdelhamid Bouziza, 25 is a peaceful movement activist and social media blogger who had expressed concern about […]
The 14th edition of MEDays, an international forum organized by the Amadeus Institute in Tangier November 2 to 5, has called on Algeria to join the roundtables process as recommended by resolution 2654 of the UN Security Council with a view to ending the conflict over the Moroccan Sahara. This urgent appeal to the Algerian […]
King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful chaired, on Friday at the Mohammed V Mausoleum in Rabat, a religious ceremony in commemoration of the 24th anniversary of the passing away of late King Hassan II. The religious ceremony was marked by the recitation of verses of the Holy Quran and the declamation of panegyrics of […]
A solemn appeal was launched Friday from Tangier by sixteen former African Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers demanding the expulsion of the pseudo-SADR from the African Union (AU). The “Tangier Appeal”, issued at the end of a round-table held as part of the MEDays Forum, organized by Amadeus Institute November 2-5, stresses the need to […]
President of Niger Mohamed Bazoum has sent a message to King Mohammed VI. The message was carried by Niger’s Minister of Energy and Renewable Energies, Ibrahim Yacoubou, who held a meeting in Rabat Friday with Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. “I am carrying a message from the President of the Republic of Niger to the Very […]
Investing in climate action now will reap important benefits for Morocco, creating new jobs, revitalizing rural areas and positioning the kingdom as a green industrial hub while helping to reach its broader development goals, according to a new World Bank report released Thursday. The Morocco Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR), the first in a […]
Chariot Limited, the Africa focused transitional energy group, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) and Oort Energy, have agreed to collaborate on green hydrogen pilot projects in Morocco. This partnership will run initial proof of concept projects while assessing the viability of the implementation of large-scale green hydrogen and ammonia production. The polymer electrolyte membrane (‘PEM’) […]
Morocco’s National Police, Central Bank, the National Data Protection Authority and the Banks Association agreed to use an authentication system to secure online banking services against fraudsters and Identity theft. Developed by the security services, this system will enable bankers to verify the identity of clients wishing to access online banking services or in branch, […]
The African Development Bank, AfDB, has accorded $80 million credit facility earmarked to enhance food self-sufficiency and security, through securing the supply of soft wheat, barley and fertilizers. The loan deal was signed Thursday between Samir Said, Tunisia’s Minister of Economy and Planning and Mohamed El Azizi, the Director General, Regional Development and Service Delivery […]
Morocco’s annual dates production is expected to increase to 300,000 tons by 2030 up from 149,000 tons recorded in 2021, according to latest data released by Moroccan ministry of agriculture. This goal will be reached thanks to the implementation of the new agricultural strategy Green Generation 2020-2030. Under this ambitious plan, 5 million palm date […]