Category: Headlines

Morocco’s Economy to Grow 3.5% in 2020 after 2.3% in 2019

January 15, 2020

Morocco’s economy is seen growing to 3.5% in 2020 amid prospects of an average crop year, the high commission for planning said in its recent ... Read More

Morocco to Build 2nd Desalination Plant in Laayoune

January 14, 2020

Morocco will build a second desalination plant in its Saharan city of Laayoune to meet the water needs of the local inhabitants over the ten ... Read More

Morocco: RAM to Inaugurate First Beijing Direct Flight Thursday

January 14, 2020

Morocco’s national carrier Royal Air Maroc, RAM, will launch Thursday, Jan. 16, its first direct flight from Casablanca to Beijing, China. The route will be ... Read More

Libya: Flop of Moscow Meeting on Ceasefire

January 14, 2020

The meeting held Monday in Moscow in a bid to sign a permanent ceasefire agreement between the two Libyan warring parties, the Government of National ... Read More

France to deploy more soldiers to West Africa, Sahel

January 14, 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron and five African leaders agreed that French troops would remain in the Sahel region to fight against Islamist militants and sending ... Read More

Guinea: Anti-government Protest Turns Bloody, Two Killed

January 14, 2020

In Guinea, two protesters have been shot dead by security forces on the first day of open-ended protests against President Alpha Condé’s plan to amend ... Read More

Lesotho’s First Lady wanted by police for murder

January 14, 2020

Police in Lesotho are looking for First Lady Maesaiah Thabane for questioning in connection with the killing of the Prime Minister's former wife. According to ... Read More

King Mohammed VI Launches 115.4 Billion Dirham Program to Secure Water Supply up to 2027

January 14, 2020

King Mohammed VI chaired the signing ceremony of a deal outlining different measures to guarantee regular water supply in the country over the next eight ... Read More

UN Satisfied at Peaceful Crossing of Africa Eco Race Rally of Moroccan-Mauritanian Border

January 14, 2020

The UN expressed satisfaction at the peaceful crossing of the Guerguarat border crossing from Morocco to Mauritania despite verbal provocations by the Algerian-backed separatist militia ... Read More

Sound Energy Receives Approval to Build Gas Pipeline in Eastern Morocco

January 14, 2020

UK upstream Morocco-focused Sound Energy said it was cleared to build and operate a 120-km gas pipeline in eastern Morocco. The company made the announcement ... Read More