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As it moves forward with plans to add to its 22 African routes, experts wonder if Emirates could be the airline that connects Africa with the world, pushing Turkish Airlines and other major players to the sidelines. Africa is desperately looking for flights today, even though most African countries launched national airlines after independence to […]
Morocco and Togo have decided to abolish visa requirements for their respective nationals, holders of ordinary passports. An agreement on the visa waiver for the benefit of the Moroccans and the Togolese was signed Thursday in Dakhla following the inauguration of Togo’s Consulate General in the Saharan city. The agreement was initialed by the Togolese […]
Togo joined a list of over 24 countries that have opened a consulate in Laayoune or Dakhla in southern Morocco, reflecting their support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and marking their firm support for the sovereignty of Morocco over its Sahara. The inauguration ceremony, in Dakhla, was chaired by the Togolese and Moroccan Foreign Ministers, Robert […]
Marrakech is currently hosting the US-Africa business summit, a forum that connects the business community in Africa and the US to prospect for win-win investment opportunities in the African infrastructure sector. Holding the event in Marrakech “is an enshrinement of the natural role of the Kingdom as a gateway to Africa and a link with […]
Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizers producer OCP is addressing the shortage in fertilizer on the African continent by offering 180,000 tons of customized fertilizers in donations and 370,000 tons at a reduced price to help many African countries secure their soil nutrients needs amid a surge of prices in the international demand. The fertilizers market has […]
Malawi’s Foreign Minister Ms. Nancy Tembo reiterated, Wednesday from Marrakech, her country’s “unwavering” support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and for the Autonomy Plan proposed to settle the Sahara issue. This came in a joint communique issued following a meeting between the Malawian Foreign Minister and her Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita on the sidelines of their […]
Hundreds of African and American businessmen are discussing in Marrakesh partnership projects in various sectors including agribusiness, finance, energy, fertilizers, health, mining infrastructure, ICT, security and creative industries. A large American delegation, led by Alice Albright, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), is taking part in the 2022 U.S.-Africa Business Summit, held in Morocco’s […]
Coast guards of the Royal Navy operating in the Mediterranean Sea have provided assistance, from July 17 to 19, to 236 would-be immigrants, mostly Sub-Saharans, military sources said. The illegal immigrants, including 06 women, were in difficulty aboard makeshift boats, the source said. The rescued people received first aid on board the fighting units of […]
The African Shooting Sports Federation (ASSF) decided to withdraw the hosting of the African Shooting Championship from Libya due to the lack of government guarantees, Libya Observer reports. The board of the directors of the federation made the decision Monday during an e-meeting, the Libyan notes. Per the decision, the 15th edition of the African […]
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Chairman of the Africa50 Board of Directors, Akinwumi Adesina, hailed on Tuesday in Marrakech the coherence of Morocco’s development plan and the resilience of its economy, which has demonstrated its ability to successfully emerge from the Covid-19 crisis. “I salute the Moroccan authorities for the coherence of […]