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An appearance by the Kabyle independence leader Ferhat Mhenni at CNEWS, a French media close to Elysee, was canceled in the last minute on orders of French President Macron. Ivan Roufiol, the journalist who was supposed to interview Mhenni, was filmed saying he knew about the cancellation in the last minute and a manager of […]
Morocco’s trade deficit deepened 56% to 215 billion dirhams ($20 billion) up to August amid soaring prices of refined energy products, wheat and ammonia in the international market. Energy imports increased 128% to 103 billion dirhams in the first eight months this year, partly because Morocco imports all of its refined gas and fuel oils, […]
Türkiye and Libya on Monday signed a series of preliminary economic agreements that included potential energy exploration in maritime areas, the Turkish foreign minister said, emphasizing strong relations between Ankara and Tripoli. The agreements will allow for oil and gas exploration in Libyan waters and come three years after the two countries signed a maritime […]
Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is hosting this October 3 and 4 the COP27’s preparatory meeting (PRECOP27), a platform of exchange and debate that will bring together about sixty Ministers of Environment and/or Energy as well as representatives of negotiating groups, the UNFCCC Secretariat and representatives of civil society, ahead […]
Somalia’s government said it had killed Abdullahi Nadir, one of the co-founders of Islamist militant group al-Shabab, in an operation with international partners, as the United Nations warns the country is still teetering on the edge of famine. The announcement of the operation that killed Nadir on Saturday (October 1) comes as Somali security forces […]
Morocco’s embassy in Ouagadougou established a cell to monitor the situation in Burkina Faso in the aftermath of the recent coup d’état. The embassy said in a statement that the cell seeks to stay updated and reassured about the situation of the Moroccan community settled in the country. “The embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco […]
The Tangier judicial police arrested, on Saturday, a Colombian national for alleged links with an international drug trafficking network operating via air routes. The Colombian, 41, was arrested, on the basis of accurate information provided by the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), while he was hiding in a house in the medina of Tangier, […]
Morocco has lifted the health restrictions, namely the PCR test or vaccine pass, to enter the kingdom. The National Airports Office (ONDA) announced that PCR and vaccine pass are no longer mandatory to enter Morocco’s territory. Passengers will only need to duly complete a health form to hand over to authorities upon arrival in Morocco, […]
Morocco and Mauritania signed, on Friday in Nouakchott, the first operational plan for the years 2023-2024, relating to the implementation of the framework convention in the field of maritime fisheries and aquaculture, signed during the 8th session of the Moroccan-Mauritanian High Joint Commission. The plan, signed on the sidelines of the 1st session of the […]
Morocco’s competition council has issued a new report detailing facets of dysfunctions in the fuel market from the upstream to the downstream, citing notably the repercussions of oligopoly in a country where 3 companies have more than 60% of the market share. The 104-page report came at a context where Morocco bears the brunt of […]